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Marriage and Family Formation

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Save to My PortfolioMama Says: A National Survey of Mothers’ Attitudes on Fathering

Tuesday, December 01, 2009
9:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Washington, DC

Mama Says: A National Survey of Mothers’ Attitudes on FatheringOn December 1, the National Fatherhood Initiative will release “Mama Says: A National Survey of Mothers’ Attitudes on Fathering” at an event sponsored by the Center on Children and Families at Brookings. The report shows that mothers say stable, well-functioning marriages are extremely important to good fathering, yet over half of mothers say fathers are replaceable by single mothers and nearly two-thirds of mothers say that fathers are replaceable by other men. Read More

Marriage and Family Formation, Children & Families

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEncouraging Marriage Helps Everyone

Ron Haskins, November 05, 2009, Business Week

Can marriage decrease poverty? Higher marriage rates among the poor would benefit poor adults themselves, their children and the nation, says Ron Haskins. He argues that non-coercive programs that are delivered by community-based agencies can be effective. By helping couples who want to marry, the payoff to them, their children and society is potentially enormous. Read More

Children & Families, Marriage and Family Formation, Social Issues, Social Norms

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Save to My PortfolioCreating an Opportunity Society

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

Economic Mobility, Children & Families, Education, Federal Budget, Marriage and Family Formation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Sequence of Personal Responsibility

Ron Haskins, July 31, 2009, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

The Sequence of Personal ResponsibilityRon Haskins discusses personal responsibility and the three areas of personal decision-making in which the nation’s youth and young adults most need to learn and practice personal responsibility: education, sexual behavior and marriage, and work. Read More

Children & Families, Social Issues, Quality-of-Life Issues, Marriage and Family Formation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Cautionary Tale about the Use of Administrative Data: Evidence from Age of Marriage Laws

Rebecca M. Blank, Kerwin Charles and James Sallee, April 27, 2009, American Economic Journal

Rebecca Blank, Kerwin Charles and James Sallee demonstrate that administrative data may be inferior to survey data under particular circumstances by examining the effect of state laws governing the minimum age of marriage in the United States. Read More

Marriage and Family Formation, U.S. Census

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioSame-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty

Friday, March 13, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Same-Sex Marriage and Religious LibertyIn a recent New York Times op-ed, Brookings scholar Jonathan Rauch and co-author David Blankenhorn argue that linking federal civil unions to guarantees of religious freedom is a way to head off a long-term, scorched-earth debate over gay marriage and religious liberty. On March 13, Rauch and Blankenhorn discussed their proposal at a forum moderated by Brookings Senior Fellow William Galston. Read More

Marriage and Family Formation, Civil Liberties, Social Issues

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioArriving at a Compromise on Gay Marriage

David Blankenhorn and Jonathan Rauch, March 02, 2009, Talk of the Nation, NPR

Brookings expert Jonathan Rauch and David Blankenhorn of the Institute of American Values joined Neal Conan on Talk of the Nation to discuss a federal compromise on the issue of same-sex marriage. Read More

Civil Liberties, Marriage and Family Formation, Social Issues

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Reconciliation on Gay Marriage

Jonathan Rauch and David Blankenhorn , February 21, 2009, The New York Times

A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage In their New York Times opinion, Brookings expert Jonathan Rauch and David Blankenhorn of the Institute of American Values offer a federal compromise on the debatable issue of same-sex marriage. Read More

Civil Liberties, Marriage and Family Formation, Social Issues, Religion

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLight at the End of the Tunnel in Egypt's Marriage Crisis?

Navtej Dhillon and Ragui Assaad, November 23, 2008, The Egyptian Gazette

Light at the End of the Tunnel in Egypt's Marriage Crisis?Navtej Dhillon and Ragui Assaad share findings from new research by the Middle East Youth Initiative indicating that a series of reforms in Egypt has given young people easier access to rental housing. With housing more affordable so, too, is marriage, giving hope to numerous young people in the region who have delayed married life due to financial constraints. Read More

Middle East, Development, Egypt, Housing, Marriage and Family Formation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReproductive Freedom and the Next President

Eli Y. Adashi and Darrell M. West, October 30, 2008, The New England Journal of Medicine

Prior presidential election campaigns once focused on abortion as the primary element of "reproductive freedom." However, during the 2008 presidential election, candidates now find themselves addressing a broader array of arguably related issues, including the use of human embryos for stem-cell research and whether such research should receive federal funding, writes Eli Y. Adashi and Darrell M. West. Judging by Senator Barack Obama's and John McCain's voting records and positions articulated on the Senate floor, the primaries trail, and their campaign Web sites, the 2008 presidential candidates differ substantially in their views on "reproductive freedom." Read More

Elections, U.S. Politics, Marriage and Family Formation, Political Campaigns

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCampaigns For and Against Same-Sex Marriage

Jonathan Rauch, October 26, 2008, Los Angeles Times

Campaigns For and Against Same-Sex MarriageSame sex couples are missing from the advertising wars over Proposition 8, the constitutional ballot initiative on whether to retain or reject same-sex marriage in California. As Brookings scholar Jonathan Rauch, the absence of same sex couples from California's same-sex marriage debate makes for an oddly hollow discussion. Read More

Marriage and Family Formation, California, Social Issues, Civil Liberties

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioStalled Youth Transitions in the Middle East

Navtej Dhillon and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani , October 13, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The confluence of economic growth in the Middle East and millions of youth ready to hit the job market could be a recipe for prosperity. However, young people are encountering numerous obstacles. Navtej Dhillon, Director of the Middle East Youth Initiative, and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Visiting Fellow at the Wolfensohn Center for Development, argue that the root cause of youth exclusion lies in the institutions that mediate transitions from school to work and family formation. Read More

Middle East, Economic Mobility, Labor Markets, Marriage and Family Formation, Developing Countries

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioHealthy Marriage in Culturally and Racially Diverse Populations

Friday, September 19, 2008
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Washington, DC

Since 2002, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families has provided substantial funding for healthy marriage and relationship programs, which are increasingly reaching out to serve African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, refugees and immigrants from many different cultures. On September 19, the Brookings Institution and the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center will host a discussion to focus on what is being learned about how these programs need to be designed, and curricula adapted, to be relevant to ethnically, racially and culturally diverse populations. Read More

Children & Families, Marriage and Family Formation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe 'Union for the Mediterranean:' The Next Generation of Europe-Middle East Cooperation?

Navtej Dhillon, August 14, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Navtej Dhillon and Diana Greenwald argue that, despite a difficult political climate, the 'Union for the Mediterranean' can exceed expectations by convening European and Arab leaders around a pressing and shared interest: the need to improve economic outcomes for millions of young people in the broader Middle East. Read More

Middle East, Education, Economic Mobility, Economic Development, Marriage and Family Formation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReducing Unplanned Pregnancies through Medicaid Family Planning Services

Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip B. Levine, July 25, 2008, Brookings Institution

Reducing Unplanned Pregnancies through Medicaid Family Planning ServicesIn this paper, Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine analyze the impact of state policies that expanded eligibility for Medicaid family planning services to women who do not meet regular Medicaid eligibility criteria. The results of their research show that the expanded eligibility policies had a significant impact on reducing unplanned births. Read More

Medicaid, Marriage and Family Formation, Public Health, Children & Families, Health Care

Featured Experts

Isabel V. Sawhill

Isabel V. Sawhill

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Cabot Family Chair

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.
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Ron Haskins

Ron Haskins

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

A former White House and congressional advisor on welfare issues, Ron Haskins co-directs the Brookings Center on Children and Families. An expert on preschool, foster care, and poverty—he was instrumental in the 1996 overhaul of national welfare policy.
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Jonathan Rauch

Jonathan Rauch

Guest Scholar, Governance Studies

A senior writer and columnist for National Journal magazine in Washington and a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, Jonathan Rauch has written several books and numerous commentaries on public policy, culture, and economics.


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ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

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.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

ExpertSuzanne 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.