An Analysis of Out-Of-Wedlock Births in the United States

Research and Commentary

New Mothers, Not Married: Technology shock, the demise of shotgun marriage, and the increase in out-of-wedlock births

George A. Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1996

Research and Commentary

Regulation of Interstate Wine Shipments

George A. Akerlof, Robert Hahn, Robert E. Litan and Daniel L. McFadden, Vernon L. Smith, Donald J. Boudreaux, John M. Letiche, AEI-Brookings Joint Center, September 15, 2004

Research and Commentary

The Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998: An Economic Analysis

George A. Akerlof, Robert Hahn, Robert E. Litan and Kenneth J. Arrow, Timothy F. Bresnahan, James M. Buchanan, Ronald H. Coase, Linda R. Cohen, Milton Friedman, Jerry R. Green, Thomas W. Hazlett, C. Scott Hemphill, Roger G. Noll, Richard Schmalensee, Steven Shavell, Hal R. Varian, and Richard J. Zeckhauser, AEI-Brookings Joint Center, May 15, 2002

Research and Commentary

Options for Stabilization Policy: A New Analysis of Choices Confronting the Fed

George A. Akerlof, William T. Dickens and George L. Perry, Brookings Institution, February 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

Low Inflation or No Inflation: Should the Federal Reserve Pursue Complete Price Stability?

George A. Akerlof, George L. Perry and William T. Dickens, The Brookings Institution, August 01, 1996

Research and Commentary

Alleviating Child Poverty in the Long Run

Ron Haskins, Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, January 24, 2007

Past Event

Marriage Education Initiatives

Friday, January 27, 2006
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare

Isabel V. Sawhill and Ron Haskins, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

The Perils of Early Motherhood

Isabel V. Sawhill, The Public Interest, December 01, 2002

Research and Commentary

For Richer or for Poorer: Marriage as an Antipoverty Strategy

Adam Thomas and Isabel V. Sawhill, Wiley Interscience, October 08, 2002

News Release

Brookings Launches Children and Families Policy Center

September 27, 2005

Expert

Isabel V. Sawhill

Research and Commentary

Welfare Reform: Plenty of Work Left

Margy Waller, Philadelphia Daily News, November 02, 2004

Research and Commentary

Welfare Reform: Time for Congress to Act

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

Research and Commentary

Who's Minding the Kids?

William G. Gale, The Milken Institute Review, January 01, 2004

Research and Commentary

Abstaining from Sex

Isabel V. Sawhill, Blueprint Magazine, January 01, 2002

Research and Commentary

The 30-Year Tug-of-War: Can Reform Resolve Welfare Policy's Thorniest Conundrum?

Gordon Berlin, The Brookings Institution, June 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

Wedding Bell Blues: Marriage and Welfare Reform

Wade F. Horn, The Brookings Institution, June 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

Many Strategies, One Goal: Helping the Americans Left Behind

Isabel V. Sawhill, The Brookings Institution, March 01, 2000

Research and Commentary

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

David Kuo, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1997