RSQE is a modeling and forecasting unit that has been in operation at the University of Michigan since 1952. Four times a year, RSQE provides forecasts of both the U.S. national economy and the Michigan economy.
Summaries of the latest RSQE forecasts are available on this website. Since November 2022, RSQE’s U.S. and Michigan forecast reports have been publically available at no cost. The public reports do not include the detailed forecast tables. For users who would like the underlying forecast detail, in spreadsheet format, data subscriptions are available. Please see our subscriptions page for more information.
The University of Michigan’s Annual Economic Outlook Conference (EOC), the longest-running such event in the United States, is put on by RSQE and is held in Ann Arbor each November. The 73rd Annual Economic Outlook Conference will take place on November 20–21, 2025, at the Rackham Amphitheatre in the Rackham Building.
Attendees at the EOC are generally upper level business and government economists and analysts from all over the country (with the Midwest being over-represented) and from all types of industry, plus local academics from the University of Michigan and the nearby region.
RSQE is directed by Gabriel Ehrlich. The professional staff includes Jacob Burton, Don Grimes, Daniil Manaenkov, Michael R. McWilliams, and Yinuo Zhang. Directors Emeriti George A. Fulton and Saul Hymans continue to advise on the forecasts.
RSQE has twice received the prestigious Blue Chip Annual Economic Forecasting Award, AEFA, recognizing “accuracy, timeliness, and professionalism” in economic forecasting.
