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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Unemployment Rate and the Job Market

Rebecca M. Blank, April 10, 2008, House Ways and Means Committee

The Unemployment Rate and the Job MarketThe March unemployment rate jumped to 5.1 percent, fueling concerns about a flagging economy. Rebecca Blank, noting the unusually high rates of long-term unemployment, recommends extending benefits to assist these workers who are clearly having difficulty finding jobs. Read More

Unemployment, Labor Markets, Wages

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Save to My PortfolioPath to Prosperity

Jason Furman and Jason E. Bordoff, April 01, 2008

This book focuses on three key criteria for fostering broadly shared economic growth: enhancing economic security, building a highly skilled work force, and reforming the tax system. Read More

Taxes, Education, Income Distribution, Labor Markets

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioRetooling for Growth

Richard M. McGahey and Jennifer S. Vey, April 01, 2008

Experts present new frameworks, cutting-edge analysis, and innovative policy solutions for the nation’s government, business, civic, and community leaders to sculpt a sustainable and supportable economy for older industrial areas. Read More

Labor Markets

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNew Economy Safety Net: A Proposal to Enhance Worker Adjustment Programs

Lael Brainard, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal, Issue #8, Spring 2008

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIf the Economy’s So Bad, Why Is the Unemployment Rate So Low?

Rebecca M. Blank, March 07, 2008, Joint Economic Committee

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWhere Workers Go, Do Jobs Follow?

Harry J. Holzer and Michael Stoll, December 31, 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Hand Up: A Strategy to Reward Work, Expand Opportunity, and Reduce Poverty

Jason Bordoff, Jason Furman and Paige Shevlin, December 2007, Hamilton Project Strategy Paper

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Save to My PortfolioSocial Health Insurance Re-Examined: New Evidence on Impact from Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Wednesday, November 07, 2007
12:00 PM to 12:00
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioYouth Exclusion in Iran: The State of Education, Employment and Family Formation

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Daniel Egel, September 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioProtecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines

Neil G. Ruiz and Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, September 2007, Migration Policy Institute's Insight

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe High Price of Being Poor in Kentucky

Dr. Terry I. Brooks and Matt Fellowes, June 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPathways to the Middle Class: Ensuring Greater Upward Mobility for All Americans

Amy Liu, Hugh B. Price and Rebecca Sohmer, February 28, 2007, Opportunity 08

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Interaction of Labor Markets and Inflation

William T. Dickens, Lorenz Goette, Erica Groshen, Steinar Holden, Julian Messina, Mark Schweitzer, Jarkko Turunen and Melanie Ward, February 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Implications of Service Offshoring for Metropolitan Economies

Howard Wial and Robert Atkinson, February 2007, The Brookings Institution

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The Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.
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Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

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