A noted health care expert, Henry Aaron focuses on the reform of health care financing; public systems such as Medicare and Medicaid; Social Security; and tax and budget policy.
John Austin directs the Great Lakes Economic Initiative, created to improve the economic vitality of the region. His expertise includes higher education and workforce policy.
Martin Baily, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration (1999–2001) and one of three members of the council from 1994 to 1996, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform, and U.S. economic policy.
In May 2009, Rebecca M. Blank was confirmed by the Senate to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs at the Department of Commerce.
A former presidential advisor, Barry Bosworth is an expert on fiscal and monetary policy, economic growth, capital formation, and Social Security. His recent projects include studies of U.S. saving behavior and economic growth in China and India.
Ralph Bryant’s research concentrates on international economic issues and open-economy macroeconomics. He has recently emphasized governance for international institutions and the global dimensions of demographic change.
Gary Burtless researches labor market policy, income distribution, population aging, social insurance, household saving, and the behavioral effects of taxes and government transfers. He was an economist with the U.S. Department of Labor.
In January 2009, Douglas Elmendorf was appointed director of the Congressional Budget Office. He was a Brookings senior fellow from 2007 to 2009, and was a director of the Hamilton Project at Brookings.
A U.S. congressman for 20 years, Bill Frenzel has specialized in budget issues and tax policy. He was the ranking minority member on the House Budget Committee; advised President Clinton on NAFTA; and advised President Bush on Social Security and tax reform.
Bill Gale, the Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy in the Economic Studies Program at Brookings, is an expert on tax policy, fiscal issues, pensions, and saving behavior. He is also co-director of the Tax Policy Center and director of the Retirement Security Project.
In July 2009, Jeffrey Kling joined the Congressional Budget Office. He was a Brookings senior fellow, and was a deputy director of the Economic Studies program at Brookings.
An economist and lawyer who has served in a variety of federal agencies and White House posts, Bob Litan is an expert on antitrust; banking; Internet policy; and other financial and regulatory issues.
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.
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.
Peyton Young is an expert on social norms and how they affect the design of policy. He has also written extensively on political representation, voting, and distributive justice. He is the James Meade Professor of Economics at Oxford University.