Research and Commentary

Payments to Elders Are Harming Our Future

March 8, 2013, Harry J. Holzer and Isabel V. Sawhill

The Affluent Economy: Our Misleading Obsession with Growth Rates

Winter 2013, Scott Winship

Let's Have More Immigrants, Not More Babies

February 20, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill

A Cheerful Welcome to the Robots, Our Future Work Overlords

February 18, 2013, Scott Winship

A State of the Union Wish List

February 8, 2013, Ron Haskins

Do Republicans Stand a Chance on Immigration Reform?

February 7, 2013, Ron Haskins

Going Big On Deficit Reduction Is Dead. Now What?

January 14, 2013, Ron Haskins

Make 2013 the Year to Improve Middle Class Economic Prospects

December 21, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Restoring Marriage Will Be Difficult

December 20, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

The Exaggerated Death of the Middle Class

December 11, 2012, Ron Haskins and Scott Winship

A Bipartisan Proposal: Go Medium to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

December 5, 2012, Ron Haskins and Michael E. O'Hanlon

Forget the Fiscal Cliff; Focus on the Debt Ceiling

December 4, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Keep the Recovery Going with a Temporary Super Deduction for Charitable Giving

November 28, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Kick the Cliff Down the Road, Then Start Negotiating

November 27, 2012, Scott Winship

Six Ways President Obama and Congress Can Avoid the "Fiscal Cliff"

November 16, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

The Fiscal Cliff: Predictable, Reprehensible, But Still Avoidable

November 6, 2012, Ron Haskins

Cut Spending or Raise Taxes? Follow the Bipartisan Bowles-Simpson Formula and Do Both

October 24, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Inequality Is Not What We Imagine

October 19, 2012, Scott Winship

Has Rising Inequality Actually Hurt Anyone?

October 18, 2012, Scott Winship

The Looming Fiscal Cliff: Little Room for Optimism

October 17, 2012, Ron Haskins

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What "Lost Decade"? On the Supposed Decline of the American Middle Class

October 1, 2012, Scott Winship

Pathways to the Middle Class: Balancing Personal and Public Responsibilities

September 20, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill, Scott Winship and Kerry Searle Grannis

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Bring Back the American Dream? It’s Not That Hard.

July 17, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Middle Class Wealth: It's Not as Bad as It Looks

July 5, 2012, Scott Winship

The Ongoing Impact of Foreclosures on Children

March 2012, Julia B. Isaacs