Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  > Inside U Michigan  U Michigan News Roosevelt Vanguard dream.DETROIT Upcoming Events The Policy Expo 2007 drew a full house of students and interested members of the public Announcements Africa Policy Conference @ UNC Perfect Presidential Platform crafted @ UGA Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More National Press Chronicle of Higher Education The Nation LA Times New York Times > More "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." — Eleanor Roosevelt    Center on Economic Policy > Roosevelt Home > U Michigan > Economic Updated: 3/12/2008   Policy Center Meetings: Tuesdays @ 6:30pm in Mason Hall Room 1448 (subject to change) Mission Statement: Economic Policy is the set of actions taken by a government that subsequently influence economic decisions made by those in the government’s sphere of influence. The goal of the University of Michigan Center on Economic Policy is to provide analysis of government actions, and their impact on society, businesses, and individuals. In addition, we hope to serve as a database on economic information for campus activist organizations, who are seeking to create change. 2006-2007 Center for Economic Policy Leadership Shahryar F Minhas (Policy Center co-Director) Christopher W Woodrich (Policy Center co-Director)   Fall 2007 Agenda To be decided soon. For more information, email Shahryar Minhas or Chris Woodrich. Issues: African Prosperity Profiles in Private Equity China Urban Development Changing Financial Industry Subprime Financial Crisis Older but still active Issues: Tax Reform Energy Independence Economic Prosperity Healthcare Retirement Issues State Issues For more information: Slide the cursor over the word "Participate" in the above menu, and click on "Bulletin Boards". Group members: Valerie C Bieberich Jason L Gould Sae Wha Hong Jackson J Konwinski Rhea G Acuña Jonathan J Adams Benjamin Beckett Amy M Beckquist David J Brait Kevin Bunkley Joshua P Gardner Kelly A Goodman Jonathan D Hill Katen N Kapadia Todd A Karazim Michael I Lampl Geoff Langenderfer Daniel K Lee Chen Li Felix Liu Lisa Luo Shahryar F Minhas Corina Mommaerts Andrew D Ratanatharathorn Nathaniel P Reid Eric J Reilly Jordan C Schwartz Jake R Smilovitz Samantha J Sundberg Jack Temple Uday Vadula Alex M Wand John M Wang Peri L Weisberg Christopher W Woodrich   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 4th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 || Fax: (202) 483-2657