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Joel Slemrod, professor of Economics, McCracken Collegiate Professor, Ross School of Business, and director of the Office of Tax Policy Research, has been named president of the National Tax Association.

Professor George Johnson received the Teacher of the Year Award from the Undergraduate Program Committee which bestowed the honor “by acclaim and unanimously.”   Johnson received his award from Professor Jim Adams, director of Undergraduate Studies, during a surprise presentation at the end of his final Econ 102 lecture during the Fall term.

Professor Jim Adams, along with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, participated in a meeting of the Cercle des Economistes in Aix en Provence, France, earlier this month.  The Cercle consists of 40 prominent French economists who are highly influential in the worlds of academia, government, and business.

In a speech titled “The American University in the Global Knowledge Economy,”

(“L’université américaine dans l’économie mondiale de la connaissance”)

Adams discussed five challenges and two advantages of American universities as they attempt to maintain their global preeminence.

U-M economist speaks at roundtable on poor counties and the WTO -    Alan Deardorff   joins former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and other panelists to discuss challenges, benefits in the Doha Development Agenda negotiations, and policy recommendations on July 13, 2004 in Washington, DC  Details

Prof. Jan Svejnar co-organizes international conferences on transition economics  - Leading economists and policy makers join  Professor Svejnar in Hanoi, Vietnam May 27-June 1, 2004 to discuss transition, policy, and institutional change in transition economies.   Details  May 27, 2004 

Nationally known U-M economists to retire this year    -  Saul Hymans and Philip Howrey will leave their faculty posts this year.  Both professors will continue their research at RSQE, which produces the well-known U.S.  economic forecast and quarterly updates.   Photos from the event.    The Ann Arbor News article  April 29, 2004

Michigan Journal of Economics presents 2004 edition.   Published by U-M undergraduates, MJE highlights the interests and achievements of economics students at the University and peer institutions.   See “Online Articles” on the MJE website for a listing of featured papers.  April 2004

U-M economics professor considers “Who Controls the Economy Today?” at French conference   -  At the invitation of French Minister of Finance Francis Mer, Professor Jim Adams delivers keynote address to French economists and policy makers.  Details  March 24, 2004

Prof. Alan Deardorff delivers prestigious Ohlin Lectures

Alan Deardorff gave the Ohlin Lectures at the Stockholm School of Economics in November 2003. The pair of lectures is given annually and focuses on a topic in the economics of international trade. Deardorff’s topic was "Sources and Implications of Comparative Advantage.”  November 2003

RSQE publishes economic forecasts on the web.    Online summaries of the U.S.  economic forecast and Michigan  economic forecast include the latest outlook for job growth, the Fed, inflation, and more.    The complete forecast and analysis of GDP and its major components, unemployment, prices, interest rates, and foreign trade are available by subscription. Check the RSQE website for details.