PAST EVENT
Friday, May 16, 2008
Washington, DC
How could America's sophisticated financial system go so wrong and cause so much damage? Martin Baily, Douglas Elmendorf and Robert Litan answered that question in a new paper released at this public forum. The authors, following opening remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, put forward a specific agenda of policy actions to reduce the chance that history repeats itself. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Martin Neil Baily, Douglas W. Elmendorf and Robert E. Litan, May 16, 2008, The Brookings Institution
With the U.S. financial system still in a perilous state, Martin Baily, Doug Elmendorf and Bob Litan diagnose what caused the crisis and offer prescriptions for policy change. The authors of this new Brookings paper address two challenges: to resolve the immediate problems and to reduce the likelihood that these problems recur. Read More
VIDEO
Bruce Katz and Martha Raddatz, April 24, 2008
Despite the fact that one-third of all Americans live in rental housing, rental policy often takes a back seat to home-ownership policy in Washington. To ensure that low- and moderate-income Americans can afford rental housing, Bruce Katz says that the next president needs to help supplement incomes, empower local governments to expand the supply of affordable housing and deal with the subprime mortgage crisis.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Douglas W. Elmendorf, April 10, 2008, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
BOOK
Nicolas P. Retsinas, Eric S. Belsky and Foreword by Anthony Downs, February 01, 2008
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Brooke DeRenzis, January 2008, The Brookings Institution
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Christopher B. Leinberger, January 11, 2007, Keynote Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Christopher B. Leinberger, October 26, 2006, University of Michigan/Urban Land Institute Real Estate Forum
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz, June 19, 2006, The Washington Post
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu, November 17, 2005, Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance 2nd Annual Forum
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mindy Turbov and Valerie Piper, September 2005, The Brookings Institution