1. U-M economic forecast: Modest growth expected, soft landing likely as inflation eases, but no guarantees

    U-M experts say the U.S. economy should avoid a recession over the next two years, though economic growth will be modest as many consumers deal with high interest rates and dwindling savings.

  2. EV transition will benefit most US vehicle owners, but lowest-income Americans could get left behind

    If all vehicles on the road were replaced with new EVs, the transportation energy burdens and associated greenhouse gas emissions would vary widely from place to place, according to a new study.

  3. After announcing its first population decline in six decades, what is next for China?

    As its demographics evolve and numbers decline, researchers ask: Is the structure of China’s population, with imbalances of both age and gender, the country’s real problem? Plus: The economic impacts of anti-Asian bias in the U.S.

  4. Shop til you stop

    Consumers, flush with money they did not spend last year, want to splurge in 2021. So what are the present realities for the second holiday shopping season affected by the pandemic? Michigan Ross experts weigh in.

  5. More than 1.3M jobs, $82B in wages tied to Great Lakes, study shows

    The coastal counties of the eight Great Lakes states produce 21 percent of the gross domestic product in the region and 5.8 percent of the United States’ GDP.

  6. U-M counts record startups, inventions in FY20

    The University’s ‘innovation ecosystem’ launched 31 startups this fiscal year, a 40-percent increase over FY19, despite a period that included the pandemic and temporarily shuttered labs.

  7. Winners take all

    Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas delivers a new book that exposes ‘the elite charade of changing the world.’

  8. Forecast 2019

    Can industry reverse climate change? Can startups survive the trade war? And what’s up with that ‘nice’ penalty at work? U-M experts explain.

  9. Forecast 2017

    Michigan Ross experts offer projections on the economy, the environment, the auto industry, trade, the media, and more.