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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNorth Carolina Seeks Its Next Generation of Workers

Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin, January 19, 2012, The Atlantic Cities

Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin describe an education and training initiative in North Carolina’s community college system, aimed at properly training people entering today’s job market. Read More

Growth through Innovation, Community Colleges, Labor, Human Capital, Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIdentifying and Responding to the U.S. Metropolitan Employment Crisis

Alan Berube, January 13, 2012, The Brookings Institution

Identifying and Responding to the U.S. Metropolitan Employment CrisisEven as the Great Recession deeply affected the stability of the country’s overall labor market, both unemployment and recovery trends have had different levels of impact in different metropolitan areas. Alan Berube identifies three issues facing metropolitan economies help to explain the varying patterns in the employment crisis. Read More

Growth through Innovation, Cities, Human Capital, Unemployment, Job Creation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Bipartisan Tweak to Reduce the Immigration Reform Backlog

Audrey Singer and Neil Ruiz, December 02, 2011, The Avenue, The New Republic

A Bipartisan Tweak to Reduce the Immigration Reform BacklogAs lawmakers and advocates look for ways to align America’s economic interests with targeted immigration reforms, Audrey Singer and Neil Ruiz examine a bipartisan bill that recently passed in the House aimed at reducing backlogs for employment-based and family-based visas, and what impact this bill may have on the economy. Read More

Immigration, Demographics, U.S. Congress, Human Capital

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCreating New Career Pathways for Youth Success in Washington D.C.

Martha Ross, October 05, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Creating New Career Pathways for Youth Success in Washington D.C.Martha Ross examines policies and programs to help District of Columbia youth reach key educational and employment milestones, and makes recommendations on creating stronger career and educational pathways leading to post-secondary credentials and good jobs. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Opportunity and Well-being, Education, Human Capital

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioStrengthening Educational and Career Pathways for Washington D.C. Youth

Martha Ross, October 05, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Strengthening Educational and Career Pathways for Washington D.C. YouthToo many young people in the District of Columbia miss key educational and employment milestones as they move into adulthood. Martha Ross examines policies and programs to equip D.C. youth with the skills they need to succeed, and makes recommendations on creating stronger pathways leading to post-secondary credentials and employment. Read More

Washington, DC Region, Job Creation, Human Capital

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama's Jobs Bill: Will It Reduce Metropolitan Unemployment?

Alan Berube and Jonathan Rothwell, September 09, 2011, The Avenue, The New Republic

Obama's Jobs Bill: Will It Reduce Metropolitan Unemployment?Which factor is contributing to the country’s unemployment crisis: Low demand from employers or a lack of skilled workers? Alan Berube and Jonathan Rothwell explain that the picture varies among metropolitan areas, and that President Obama’s jobs package could mean different things to different regions of the country. Read More

Human Capital, Unemployment, Competitiveness, Job Creation, Cities

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEducation, Demand, and Unemployment in Metropolitan America

Jonathan Rothwell and Alan Berube, September 09, 2011, The Brookings Institution

This report considers how two economic factors are increasing unemployment rates across metropolitan areas: inadequate national demand—resulting in weak or declining employment broadly and in specific industries—and a mismatch between the supply and demand for educated labor. It finds that the education gap is an on-going problem that has exacerbated unemployment in most metropolitan areas. Read More

Human Capital, Unemployment, Competitiveness, Job Creation, Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioImproving Training for Early Childhood Teachers

Alan Berube, August 31, 2011, The Avenue, The New Republic

Improving Training for Early Childhood TeachersHow can early childhood educators get better training and experience? Using research and policy recommendations from a new paper, Alan Berube outlines the challenges and proposed solutions connected with adequately preparing early childhood teachers. Read More

Education, Human Capital, Children & Families

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBeyond Bachelor's: The Case for Charter Colleges of Early Childhood Education

Sara Mead and Kevin Carey, August 25, 2011, The Brookings Institution

High-quality early childhood education has tremendous potential to improve children’s and families’ lives. Yet access to such education remains limited, and many early childhood educators lack the skills and credentials to improve quality in the field. Sara Mead and Kevin Carey propose that states create a new model of accountable institutions to increase the supply of high-quality early childhood educators and simultaneously create better-paying jobs and increased opportunity for those charged with our young children. Read More

Education, Early Child Development, Children & Families, Human Capital

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Essential Role of Federal Labor Market Statistics

Andrew Reamer, October 29, 2010, Brookings Institution

For the U.S. economy to provide the opportunity for gainful and meaningful employment to all its citizens, policymakers require access to good data on labor market conditions and characteristics. Andrew Reamer explores the best ways the federal government could maintain a labor market statistics system that meets those needs. Read More

Labor, Job Creation, Competitiveness, Human Capital

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPutting America to Work: The Essential Role of Federal Labor Market Statistics

Andrew Reamer, September 27, 2010, Brookings Institution

Andrew Reamer facilitated a series of presentations and focused discussions on the value of current, accurate, detailed federal statistics for the functioning of the nation’s labor markets to help build a stronger roadmap for a system that meets the needs of labor market participants and policymakers. Read More

Labor, Human Capital, Job Creation, U.S. Economy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioChina’s New Talent Policy in a Global Context

Monday, September 20, 2010
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/M. SegarThe Chinese government recently announced a major national plan to attract global talent as a means of fostering innovation and building internationally competitive industries. On September 20, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings will host a discussion of China’s new talent recruitment plan and evaluate the Chinese strategy, both on its own merits and in a global context. Read More

China's Economy, China, Competitiveness, Human Capital, Labor

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRewriting the Education Millennium Development Goal

John Page, September 20, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Rewriting the Education Millennium Development GoalWith all the focus on achieving near universal enrollment rates in primary education in the developing world, policymakers and international organizations are neglecting crumbling secondary and tertiary educational systems, especially in African countries. Ahead of the Millennium Development Goals Summit, John Page assesses the state of post-primary education in Africa and its effect on economic growth. Read More

Millennium Development Goals, Africa, Development, Education, Global Poverty

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioNational Security Industrial Base Study Group: Future Human Capital Issues

Thursday, July 22, 2010
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On July 22, 2010, the national security industrial working group hosted a discussion on the future human capital issues of the industry.  Speakers included Chancellor Michelle Rhee of the District of Columbia Public Schools system and Brookings Senior Fellow Darrell West. Read More

National Security Industrial Base, Human Capital, Immigration, Education

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Impact of Early Experience on Childhood Brain Development

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/S. StapletonOn April 13, the Center on Children and Families and the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University sponsored an event that focused on the science of early brain development and the role that chronic stress early in life plays in the arrested development of children raised in risky situations. The policy implications of these findings are significant, given that one in five American children lives in poverty and nearly one in 40 infants experiences abuse or neglect. Read More

Children & Families, U.S. Poverty, Human Capital, Opportunity and Well-being

In Brief

Brookings experts analyze reforms that can build the nation’s human capital and provide opportunities for all families and workers, shoring up entrepreneurship and public-private investment, especially in inner cities and core communities. Renewed attention to programs connecting young people to job training and the labor market are key to broad-based American prosperity.

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Alan Berube

Alan Berube

Senior Fellow and Research Director, Metropolitan Policy Program

Alan Berube is a senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. A former policy advisor to the U.S. Treasury Department, he is an expert on metropolitan demographics, low-wage workers, and urban poverty.
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Andrew Reamer

Andrew Reamer

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Andrew Reamer focuses on federal statistical policy and programs; sources and uses of socioeconomic data; state and local economic analysis and strategy; and the geography of innovation and other regional studies.
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The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

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The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

William G. GaleExpertWilliam G. Gale

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.

Suzanne MaloneyExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

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The Budgeting for National Priorities project promotes greater fiscal responsibility by developing new ideas, educating the public and finding common ground among experts and policy-makers.

Darrell M. WestExpertDarrell M. West

Darrell M. West is vice president and director of Governance Studies and founding director of the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings. His studies include technology policy, electronic government, and mass media.

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What will it take to mitigate severe climate disruption? What should our priorities be in the relationship between fresh water and climate change? What will it take to help vulnerable countries and regions adapt to change already taking place?

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The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

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How do we develop more realistic approaches and more effective means of ending intractable old conflicts and preventing new ones? How do we enhance measures to thwart nonstate actors—especially terrorists and illicit traffickers—and prevent the spread of nuclear weapons?

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What new practices and mechanisms will help prevent another economic downturn from turning into a financial panic that could become a truly global meltdown? What changes in the public and private sectors will build the workforce and infrastructure required for a global information-based economy?

State of Metropolitan AmericaMetropolitan Policy ProgramState of Metropolitan America

Foreshadowing 2010 Census results, this new Brookings report and interactive map defines who Americans are—and who they are becoming—in the face of continued growth, population aging and diversification, uneven educational attainment and income polarization.

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As they weather the current economic storm, will our governments and societies address the basic needs and aspirations of the least well-off? How can we better use education to raise individual aspirations? How should governments around the world accelerate preparations to provide social services for the billions moving from poverty into the middle class?

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The Center for Technology Innovation is at the forefront of shaping public debate on technology innovation and developing data-driven scholarship to enhance understanding of technology’s legal, economic, social, and governance ramifications.

Robert KaganExpertRobert Kagan

Robert Kagan is an expert and frequent commentator on Egypt, the Middle East, U.S. national security, and U.S.-European relations. He writes a monthly column on world affairs for the Washington Post and is a contributing editor at the Weekly Standard and the New Republic.

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In February 1975, the Congressional Budget Office was established with Alice Rivlin as its first director. Rivlin is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy and directs the Greater Washington Research project at Brookings.

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Daniel Kaufmann was previously the director at the World Bank Institute, leading the work on governance and anti-corruption. His areas of expertise are public sector and regulatory reform, development, governance and anti-corruption.

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Mwangi S. Kimenyi is senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative. The founding executive director of the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (1999-2005), he focuses on Africa's development including institutions for economic growth, political economy, and private sector development.

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Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is the author of Shooting Up: Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs (Brookings Institution Press, 2009).

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Donald Kohn is a 40-year veteran of the Federal Reserve System and served as vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2010. He was recently appointed by the government of the United Kingdom and the Bank of England to serve on its interim Financial Policy Committee. Kohn focuses on issues of monetary policy, financial regulation and macroeconomics.

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