Research and Commentary

New Census Figures on Income Inequality Bode Poorly for Social Mobility

September 17, 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs

Does a Strong Middle Class Predict Upward Social Mobility for the Poor?

September 6, 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs

Addressing Long-Term Unemployment for America’s Next Generation of Workers

March 25, 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs and Joshua Bleiberg

Creating a Virtuous Circle: Workforce Development Policy as a Tool for Improving the Prospects of America’s Unemployed Workers

February 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs

Obama Should Use the State of the Union to Refocus Economic Policy on Equitable Growth and Full Employment, Not Deficits

February 8, 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs

Understanding America’s White Working Class: Their Politics, Voting Habits, and Policy Priorities

November 5, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs

Women and the Economy: Key Election Issues

November 5, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs

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What the Jobs Report Means for Romney and Obama

October 5, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs

In the Wake of the Great Recession, Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture

March 15, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs

Addressing Challenges Beyond Economic Growth

March 7, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs

@ Brookings Podcast: Why German Labor Policies Fare Better than America's

February 3, 2012, Elisabeth Jacobs

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The American Workforce and Growth through Innovation

January 17, 2012, Alan Berube, Gary Burtless, William A. Galston, Elisabeth Jacobs and Adam Looney

Web Chat: Occupy Wall Street Heads to Capitol Hill

December 7, 2011, Elisabeth Jacobs

Not So Demanding: Why Occupy Wall Street Need Not Make Demands (Yet)

November 3, 2011, Elisabeth Jacobs

The Cost of Inaction on Job Creation Policies

October 21, 2011, Elisabeth Jacobs

President Obama's Speech Powerful, In Style and Substance

September 8, 2011, Elisabeth Jacobs

The Politics of Economic Insecurity

September 2007, Elisabeth Jacobs