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SPOTLIGHT: Fiscal Policy


Reuters/Jason Cohn - Beth Shelly (L), 6, and her sister Mary, 7, attend a political rally on the Penn State campus in McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Save to My Portfolio Revising the Intergenerational Contract

Isabel V. Sawhill and Emily Monea, Summer 2008

Isabel Sawhill and Emily Monea argue that it's time to tear up the intergenerational contract as we know it and construct public policy around the one group of people for whom social investments really pay off: kids. Read More

Fiscal Policy, Intergenerational Equity, Macroeconomics, U.S. Economy

SPOTLIGHT: Housing


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

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
9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
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 held 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

Publication

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. In this brief, Rebecca Blank and Brian Kovak propose a new program to link these mothers to medical and economic support 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 Candidate Issue Index: Children

Julia B. Isaacs, May 15, 2008

Compiled by Brookings Institution experts, this chart is part of a series of issue indices to be published during the 2008 Presidential election cycle. The policy issues included in this series were chosen by Brookings staff and represent the most critical topics facing America’s next President. Read More

About Us

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.

Recent Research and Commentary

U.S. Poverty Why the United States Needs an Improved Measure of Poverty

Rebecca M. Blank, July 17, 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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Spotlight

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  Her current projects focus on the politics of federal judicial selection and the consequences of partisan polarization.

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. 

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers. Read More

Research ProjectManaging Global Insecurity

MGI provides recommendations to the next U.S. president, the UN and key international partners to launch a strategic effort to build global partnerships and international institutions to meet twenty-first century trans-border challenges.

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.

ExpertBruce Katz

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.

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.

ExpertWarwick J. McKibbin

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.

ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

ExpertHugh B. Price

Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

ExpertRebecca Blank

Rebecca Blank is an expert on the interaction between the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well being of low-income families. She has just been named the Robert V. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

ExpertBenjamin Wittes

Benjamin Wittes, a New Republic online columnist, focuses on the Supreme Court; judicial nominations and confirmations; and legal issues surrounding the war on terrorism.

Policy CenterWolfensohn Center for Development

The Wolfensohn Center seeks effective solutions to key development challenges in order to create a more prosperous and stable world with a focus on aid effectiveness, early childhood development and Middle East youth.

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.

ExpertDavid B. Sandalow

A former assistant secretary of state and White House staffer, Sandalow is author of "Freedom from Oil" and an expert on energy policy and global warming.

ExpertWilliam Galston

Bill Galston, the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies, is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns and elections. His research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.