Waging a Living: The Struggles of America's Low-Wage Workers

Research and Commentary

The Rise Of the Bottom Fifth: How to Build on the Gains Of Welfare Reform

Ron Haskins, The Washington Post, May 29, 2007

Research and Commentary

Welfare to (Non-Traditional) Work?

Ron Haskins, New York Public Radio, August 03, 2007

Research and Commentary

Poverty 101: What Liberals and Conservatives Can Learn from Each Other

David Kuo, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1997

Research and Commentary

Welfare Reform: Plenty of Work Left

Margy Waller, Philadelphia Daily News, November 02, 2004

Research and Commentary

Winners and Losers: The Era of Inequality Continues

Deborah Reed and Sheldon Danziger, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1999

Research and Commentary

Economic Mobility: Is the American Dream Alive and Well?

Isabel V. Sawhill and John E. Morton, Economic Mobility Project, May 01, 2007

Research and Commentary

Poverty, Work, and Policy: The United States in Comparative Perspective

Gary Burtless and Timothy M. Smeeding, Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, February 13, 2007

Research and Commentary

Has Widening Inequality Promoted or Retarded U.S. Growth?

Gary Burtless, Canadian Public Policy, September 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

The Behavioral Aspects of Poverty

Isabel V. Sawhill, The Public Interest, September 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

The View from Mars: The Missing Debate on Income Inequality in America

Andrew Oswald and Carol Graham, The Brookings Institution, August 06, 2003

Research and Commentary

Growing American Inequality: Sources and Remedies

Gary Burtless, The Brookings Institution, December 01, 1999

Research and Commentary

Squeezed for Time? American Inequality and the Shortage of Leisure

Gary Burtless, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1999

Research and Commentary

Still the Land of Opportunity?

Isabel V. Sawhill, The Public Interest, March 01, 1999

Research and Commentary

Getting Ahead: Economic and Social Mobility in America

Daniel P. McMurrer and Isabel V. Sawhill, The Urban Institute, May 01, 1998

Research and Commentary

Worsening American Income: Inequality: Is world trade to blame?

Gary Burtless, The Brookings Institution, March 01, 1996

Research and Commentary

Welfare Reform: Time for Congress to Act

Margy Waller, Women's eNews, September 15, 2004

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Gary Burtless

Past Event

Poverty and Income in 2006: A Look at the New Census Data and What the Numbers Mean for Children and Families

Tuesday, August 28, 2007
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Past Event

Poverty and Income in 2005: A Look at the New Census Data and What the Numbers Mean for Children and Families

Tuesday, August 29, 2006
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Tax Reform for Families: An Earned Income Child Credit

Adam Carasso, C. Eugene Steuerle and Jeffrey Rohaly, The Brookings Institution, July 01, 2003