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SPOTLIGHT: Mortgage Market


Reuters/Rick Wilking - A sign referring to the "American Dream" of home ownership sits next to one offering foreclosure assistance in Denver

Save to My Portfolio Children and the Mortgage Crisis

Julia B. Isaacs and Phillip Lovell, April 2008

New research from Brookings and First Focus shows that nearly two million children will be directly impacted by the mortgage crisis. When forced from their homes, children’s education is disrupted, their peer relationships crumble, and the social networks that support them are fractured. Read More

Mortgage Market, Housing, Cost of Living, Children & Families, U.S. Economy

SPOTLIGHT: Children & Families


Reuters/Fred Prouser - A father and his sons play a guitar video game at an expo in Los Angeles

Save to My Portfolio Using the Media to Promote Adolescent Well-Being

Ron Haskins, Elisabeth Hirschhorn Donahue and Marisa Nightingale, Spring 2008

Parents are worried that teens are drowning in messages about sex, smoking, drinking, consumer goods and a host of other behaviors and products that threaten their well-being. This brief advocates using creative media to provide youth with positive messages that counteract the negative damaging messages to which they are exposed. Read More

Children & Families, Information Technology, Internet Policy, Media & Journalism, Technology

SPOTLIGHT: Economic Mobility

Save to My Portfolio Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America

Ron Haskins, Julia B. Isaacs and Isabel V. Sawhill, February 2008

Is America still the land of opportunity and mobility? With new data and analysis, this volume measures how much economic mobility actually exists in America. Chapters examine mobility across generations, trends over time, international comparisons, the role of wealth, differences in mobility by race and gender, the mobility of immigrants, and the role of education. Read More

Economic Mobility, Education, Inequality, U.S. Poverty, Children & Families

PAST EVENT: Economic Mobility in America


Reuters/Sean Gardner - A child in New Orleans swings on the bars of his new playground

Save to My Portfolio Economic Mobility in America

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Washington, DC

A comprehensive look at the trends and issues that drive economic opportunity in America was released last month in a new volume by Brookings experts, "Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America." On March 20, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Economic Mobility Project will hold a forum to discuss the findings on gender, race, immigration, and families in addition to new findings on education, international comparisons, trends, and wealth. Read More

Economic Mobility, Children & Families, U.S. Economy, Working Poor, Wages

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Save to My Portfolio Future of Children: Children and Electronic Media

What is the best available evidence on whether and how exposure to different media forms is linked with child well-being, and what differences can be found for children and adolescents, boys and girls, and for more and less advantaged children? Learn More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Helping Disconnected Single Mothers

Rebecca M. Blank, Brian Kovak, May 2008

There are a growing number of low-income single mothers who are long-term welfare recipients or are without steady employment. They tend to face more barriers to stable employment, with less education, younger children, higher rates of mental and physical health problems and substance abuse, and a history of domestic violence. This brief proposes a new program to link these mothers to medical and economic supports and give them greater assistance in securing employment. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Fighting Poverty through Incentives and Work Mandates for Young Men

Ron Haskins, Fall 2007

This brief examines two sets of public policies - wage subsidies and work requirements - that hold promise for helping young men increase their employment and earnings and which could alleviate many social problems, including crime, unemployment, nonmartial births and poverty. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Taking Back our Fiscal Future

April 2008

Unsustainable deficits in the federal budget threaten the health and vigor of the American economy. When the next president and Congress take office in January 2009, they will face one crucial question that has been almost absent from the current election campaign: how to close the enormous gap between projected federal spending and revenues. Read More

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The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents, especially children in less-advantaged families, and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

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Recent Research and Commentary

Fiscal Policy Budget Chaos: What, Me Worry?

Bill Frenzel, Ron Haskins, April 07, 2008

Unemployment What the Unemployment Rate Signals on the Economy

Rebecca M. Blank, April 04, 2008

Children & Families Using the Media to Promote Adolescent Well-Being

Ron Haskins, Elisabeth Hirschhorn Donahue, Marisa Nightingale, Spring 2008

Earned Income Tax Credit The Costs of Benefit Delivery in the Food Stamp Program

Julia B. Isaacs, March 2008

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Q&A with Isabel Sawhill

Economic Mobility

"If you're born into a poor family, it's very hard to escape.  And similarly, if you're born into a rich family, you're likely to stay there... The notion of rags to riches in a generation, in other words, is mostly a myth."

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ExpertRon Haskins

A former White House and congressional advisor on welfare issues, Ron Haskins co-directs the Brookings Center on Children and Families. He is an expert on preschool, foster care and poverty.

ProgramMetropolitan Policy Program

Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertMartin S. Indyk

Ambassador to Israel and assistant secretary of state for near east affairs during the Clinton Administration, Martin Indyk directs the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He currently focuses on the Clinton administration’s diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

Policy CenterSaban Center for Middle East Policy

The Saban Center conducts original research and develops innovative programs to promote a better understanding of the policy choices facing American decisionmakers in the Middle East.

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

ExpertLael Brainard

Lael Brainard is vice president and director of Global Economy and Development. She focuses on competitiveness, trade, international economics, U.S. foreign assistance and global poverty.

ProgramGlobal Economy and Development

Global Economy and Development advances research, dialogue, and innovative solutions to address the forces of globalization and the challenges of global poverty.

ExpertThomas Mann

A noted congressional scholar, Tom Mann writes and speaks widely on issues related to campaigns, elections and the effectiveness of Congress.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare, and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.