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.
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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.
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James S House
Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Survey Research, Public Policy and Sociology, Research Scientist Emeritus, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Research Professor Emeritus, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy
Dr. House's research career has focused on the role of social and psychological factors in health and illness, initially … more -
Brian K Min
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Associate Professor, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research
Brian Min studies the political economy of development, with a focus on the politics of energy, ethnic politics, and civil … more
Latest News
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November 30, 2022
Grant to fund a return to research on child trauma and maltreatment
Contact: Jon Meerdink (meerdink@umich.edu) ANN ARBOR – A rarely bestowed grant will allow a University of Michigan researcher to complete Read more
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November 28, 2022
High interest rates, stock market turmoil add to consumer worries
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, morganls@umich.edu Surveys of Consumers, 734-763-5224 ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment declined 5% below October, eroding about one-third of the Read more
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November 21, 2022
Insights Speaker Series recaps 2022 midterm elections with three presentations
Contact: Jon Meerdink (meerdink@umich.edu) ANN ARBOR — Three researchers with expertise in American politics weighed in on the 2022 midterm Read more
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November 17, 2022
Survey looks at faculty, staff, student sustainability behaviors
Contact: Jon Meerdink (meerdink@umich.edu) ANN ARBOR — Students, faculty and staff at the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus are Read more
