UPCOMING EVENT
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
The American educational system is fundamental to promoting social and economic mobility, civic engagement and global competiveness, but the subject of receives less media coverage than other major public policy issues. On December 2, Grover "Russ" Whitehurst and E.J. Dionne, authors of The Disappearance of Education News, will present their solutions for improving education reporting and promoting quality discourse. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Martha Ross and Alice M. Rivlin, November 20, 2009, The Brookings Institution
A report commissioned by Greater Washington Research at Brookings and DC Appleseed underscores the need for a strong community college in the District of Columbia. The report, conducted by JBL Associates, recognizes the steps already taken by the new Community College of the District of Columbia (CCDC) and recommends that the city support CCDC in moving towards independence from the University of the District of Columbia, with its own administration, board of trustees, budget and academic accreditation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Isabel V. Sawhill and Ron Haskins, November 01, 2009, The Washington Post
Americans have always believed that their country is unique in providing the opportunity to get ahead. Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill deconstruct five myths about economic mobility in the United States, saying that we need better policies to help create a true opportunity society. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC
Recent decades have seen sharply rising incomes for the rich, modest progress for the middle class, and little or no progress for the poor. How can more people achieve the American Dream? On Wednesday, October 28, Ron Haskins and Politico Senior Editor Fred Barbash conducted a live web chat about expanding economic opportunity in America. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ron Haskins, October 28, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Recent decades have seen sharply rising incomes for the rich, modest progress for the middle class, and little or no progress for the poor. How can more people achieve the American Dream? To address the question, Ron Haskins and Politico senior editor Fred Barbash conducted a live web chat about expanding economic opportunity in America. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
On October 27, Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill discussed their new book, Creating an Opportunity Society, which explores what it will take to help more people achieve the American Dream. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC
Isabel Sawhill, a Brookings expert and co-author of the recent book Creating an Opportunity Society, answered questions during a live web chat about ways to expand the middle class and make upward mobility a reality for families, including: more and better education, more work and strong families. Fred Barbash, senior editor at Politico, moderated the discussion. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Isabel V. Sawhill, October 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution
On Wednesday, October 14, Sawhill, a Brookings expert and co-author of the recent book Creating an Opportunity Society, answered your questions during a live web chat about what Americans can do to get ahead in today’s turbulent economy. Fred Barbash, senior editor at Politico, moderated the discussion. Read More
BOOK
Carol Graham and Eduardo Lora, October 01, 2009
Paradox and Perception greatly improves our understanding of the determinants of well-being in Latin America based on a broad "quality of life" concept that challenges some standard assumptions in economics, including those about the relationship between happiness and income. Read More
BOOK
Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill, September 15, 2009
Creating an Opportunity Society examines economic opportunity in the United States and explores how to create more of it, particularly for those on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder. Read More
BOOK
Caroline Moser, September 01, 2009
In Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives, Moser shows how a
more sophisticated understanding of the complexities of asset accumulation as well as poverty itself can help counter inaccurate stereotypes about global poverty. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Carol Graham and Jeremy Shapiro, August 13, 2009, The Washington Post
Though Afghanistan has been at war much of the last 30 years, Carol Graham and Jeremy Shapiro find that Afghans remain surprisingly happy. Graham and Shapiro believe adaptations to crime and corruption play a major role and argue that better understanding of multiple happiness factors, including Taliban influence, should shape future U.S. strategy in the country. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Douglas J. Elliott, June 04, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s deficit tripled over the last six months and could top out at more than $100 billion. According to Douglas Elliott, this accelerated loss is the result of a combination of factors, including the PBGC’s inability—thanks to Congress—to charge premium rates that would cover its risk, and the investment and funding choices made by the companies that sponsor the pension plans insured by the PBGC. Is another massive bailout in store? Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Douglas J. Elliott, May 20, 2009, Center On Federal Financial Institutions
As Chrysler and GM face bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring, the Senate held a hearing on whether the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has the capacity to insure the pensions of nearly 44 million Americans who work or have worked at those firms. Douglas Elliott explores the particulars of the PBGC, the precarious situation that the automotive industry finds itself in, and offers 14 possible solutions to the problems that plague the government’s pension program. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alan Berube, May 15, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The detailed FY 2010 federal budget reveals many elements of the administration’s strategy to achieve needed reforms in schooling and worker skills. Alan Berube analyzes the significant steps in the departments of Education and Labor budgets toward a national economic strategy that invests strategically in human capital to improve our collective prosperity. Read More