News & Events

Russell Weinstein, Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents a seminar on May 23

May 21, 2018

Chronicle of Higher Ed interviews Brad Hershbein on whether college benefits low-income students

May 21, 2018

Tim Bartik and Brad Hershbein respond to NYT op-ed on the value of college education for people from low income backgrounds

May 18, 2018

Susan Houseman quoted in WAMU piece on the lack of protections for gig workers

May 18, 2018

New York Times column spotlights Tim Bartik incentive research

May 10, 2018

Upjohn Institute manufacturing research subject of Washington Post piece

May 9, 2018

Brad Hershbein makes presentations on pre-K in public schools and paid family leave

May 4, 2018

Research by Susan Houseman featured in Quartz article "The epic mistake about manufacturing that’s cost Americans millions of jobs"

May 3, 2018

Tim Bartik discusses his latest research on economic development incentives on WMUK

April 12, 2018

Jesse Gregory, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, presents a seminar on Thursday, April 12

April 10, 2018

Susan Houseman to speak at Urban Institute event, "The Future of Work and Family Financial Security"

April 4, 2018

New report on economic development incentives by Timothy Bartik is highlighted in The Atlantic's CityLab

April 2, 2018

New appointments announced: Susan Houseman is Vice President and Director of Research. Brad Hershbein is Director of Information and Communications Services

March 29, 2018

Institute hosts meeting of the Policy Advisory Committee for its research initiative "Promise: Investing in Community"

March 28, 2018

2017 - 2018 WMU Sichel Lecture Series concludes on March 28 with a presentation by Howard Stein, Univ. of Michigan

March 27, 2018

Brad Hershbein chairs session, presents paper at annual meeting of the Association for Education and Finance Policy

March 14, 2018

President Randall Eberts announces his retirement after nearly a quarter century leading the Upjohn Institute

March 12, 2018

Ben Feigenberg, University of Illinois at Chicago, presents a seminar on March 8

March 8, 2018

Morris Kleiner testifies before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Small Busines on how excessive licensing hurts small business

March 6, 2018

Brad Hershbein quoted in Marketplace story on possible implications of a court battle facing government unions

February 23, 2018