SOCIAL SCIENCE

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300+

RESEARCHERS

from 20+ academic disciplines

Impact of Consumer Holiday Spending



How will the economy affect holiday spending? Director of the Surveys of Consumers, Joanne Hsu, weighs in on the effects of inflation and supply chain issues for the holiday shopping season. Read the latest from the Surveys of Consumers.

Our Centers

ISR consists of five separate but interdependent research centers, each with a particular focus and capabilities.

Faculty Profiles

ISR’s faculty experts conduct groundbreaking and wide-ranging social science research — representing more than 20 academic disciplines. Included below are two examples of the type of work being done by members of our team.

  • Arland Thornton

    Professor of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Research Professor, Population Studies Center and Director, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
    Arland Thornton is Professor of Sociology, Population Studies, and Survey Research at the University of Michigan, where he is also … more
  • Vicki A Freedman

    Research Professor, Survey Research Center and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
    Dr. Freedman is a Research Professor at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. She is currently the … more

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