Child and Family Policy Fellow

Julia B. Isaacs

Child and Family Policy Fellow, Economic Studies

Julia Isaacs focuses on public investments in children and how children are affected by national budgetary policies. A former federal budget analyst, she also researches the economic mobility of children and families across the income spectrum.

Expertise

children and families; federal budget; early childhood education; poverty measurement; social welfare programs

Research and Commentary

The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on America’s Children: Indicators of Children's Economic Well-Being Through 2011December 20, 2011The Brookings Institution, First Focus

Children’s Economic Well-Being: 2011 December 20, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog

Income and Education as Predictors of Children's School ReadinessDecember 14, 2011The Brookings Institution

Better Data, Better Outcomes: How Public Policy is Helping Poor ChildrenAugust 08, 2011Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

Kids' Share 2011: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2010July 21, 2011The Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute

Wisconsin Poverty Report: Were Antipoverty Policies Effective in 2009?May 2011Institute for Research on Poverty

The New Demography of Poverty: The Wisconsin Poverty Measure and Effects of Federal and State Policies in WisconsinMarch 31, 20112011 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America

Child Poverty During the Great Recession: Predicting State Child Poverty Rates for 2010December 09, 2010First Focus/The Brookings Institution

Kids’ Share 2010: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2009July 14, 2010The Brookings Institution and The Urban Institute

Public Investment in Children’s Early and Elementary Years April 15, 2010The Brookings Institution & The Urban Institute

The Recession’s Impact on ChildrenJanuary 15, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog

Families of the Recession: Unemployed Parents & Their ChildrenJanuary 14, 2010First Focus

The Effects of the Recession on Child PovertyJanuary 04, 2010The Brookings Institution

Kids' Share: An Analysis of Federal Expenditures on Children through 2008December 09, 2009The Brookings Institution

Spending on Children and the Elderly November 2009The Brookings Institution

The Potential Role of Entitlement or Budget Commissions in Addressing Long-term Budget ProblemsJune 2009The Brookings Institution

Wisconsin Poverty ReportApril 2009Institute for Research on Poverty

Federal Expenditures on Infants and Toddlers in 2007April 2009The Brookings Institution

New Approaches to Addressing Long-Term Fiscal ResponsibilityFebruary 19, 2009The Brookings Institution

A Budget We Can Believe InJanuary 27, 2009The Brookings Institution

Supporting Young Children and Families: An Investment Strategy That PaysWinter 2008The Brookings Institution and First Focus

The Limits On Economic Mobility Fourth Quarter 2008The Milken Institute Review

Supporting Young Children and Families: An Investment that PaysSeptember 2008First Focus

Impacts of Early Childhood ProgramsSeptember 2008The Brookings Institution

Invest More In Students Under Age 5August 29, 2008Real Clear Politics

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