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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAre the Media Making Us Feel Worse?

Gregg Easterbrook, June 16, 2008, NPR's Talk of the Nation

Americans are bombarded by negative images of life nationally and around the world. But are things really as bad as they seem? Gregg Easterbrook argues that, "even if a recession has begun, occasional cycles of slow or no growth are the price we pay for the much longer cycles of boom" — and that we really are better off than what we're being told to believe. Read More

Happiness, Quality-of-Life Issues, Subjective Well-being

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Save to My PortfolioLife Is Good, So Why Do We Feel So Bad?

Gregg Easterbrook, June 13, 2008, The Wall Street Journal

Most Americans perceive the nation in a pessimistic state.  With the economy in turmoil, gas prices rising dramatically, and the housing market down, Americans are negatively viewing the current state of the nation.  However, Gregg Easterbrook argues that we should feel good about our standing and that America is in a better state than before. Read More

Happiness, Quality-of-Life Issues, Subjective Well-being

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Save to My PortfolioScience: Worker Burnout and Taking Risks

Clifford Winston, June 09, 2008, washingtonpost.com

Clifford Winston joins Shankar Vedantam of the Washington Post to discuss human behavior and worker burnout on washingtonpost.com Department of Human Behavior online chat. Read More

Subjective Well-being, Productivity

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Middle-Class Squeeze

Gregg Easterbrook and Elizabeth Warren, January 11, 2008, American Public Media, Marketplace

Brookings Expert Gregg Easterbrook and Harvard Law School's Elizabeth Warren discuss the squeeze on the American middle class. Read More

Cost of Living, Health Care, Housing, Economic Mobility, Income Distribution

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Save to My PortfolioObesity and the Influence of Others

Carol Graham, H. Peyton Young and Ross A. Hammond, August 21, 2007, The Washington Post

Op-ed by Carol Graham, Ross A. Hammond and H. Peyton Young (08/21/07) Read More

Happiness, Technology, Global Economics, Development, Subjective Well-being

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Save to My PortfolioEconomic Anxiety and the American Dream

Friday, July 13, 2007
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On July 13, Brookings hosted a discussion to address the Lake Research Partners American Dream research, a new paper on economic security by Brookings research fellow Elisabeth Jacobs, and the implications of public attitudes toward government's ability to tackle critical issues. Read More

Macroeconomics, U.S. Economy, Subjective Well-being

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFor Frustrated Achievers, More Is Less

Carol Graham, July 12, 2007, Yahoo! Finance

Article about Carol Graham (07/12/07) Read More

Happiness, Global Economics, Development, Subjective Well-being

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Genome-Wide Association Study Implicates Diacylglycerol Kinase Eta (DGKH) and Several Other Genes in the Etiology of Bipolar Disorder

Ben Klemens, May 08, 2007, Molecular Psychiatry (2008) 13, 197–207

Using high-throughput genotyping methods, CSED scholar Ben Klemens and a team of researchers helped identify genes linked to bipolar disorder. Read More

Health Care, Agent-based Models, Public Health, Subjective Well-being

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioReducing Global Poverty: The Case for Asset Accumulation

Caroline Moser, May 01, 2007

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Global Economics, Development, Subjective Well-being

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioToo Poor for Peace?: Global Poverty, Conflict, and Security in the 21st Century

Lael Brainard and Derek Chollet, May 01, 2007

The authors of this compelling book—some of the most experienced practitioners from around the world—investigate the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change. Read More

Foreign Assistance Reform, Human Rights, Foreign Aid, Global Economics, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMeasuring Happiness

Carol Graham, January 09, 2007, The Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU)

Interview wth Carol Graham, The Kojo Nnamdi Show (1/9/07) Read More

Macroeconomics, Happiness, Global Economics, Development, Subjective Well-being

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioInexcusable Absence: Why 60 Million Girls Still Aren't in School and What To Do about It

Marlaine E. Lockheed and Maureen A. Lewis, January 01, 2007

Girls' education, indisputably crucial to development, has received a lot of attention--but surprisingly little hardheaded analysis to inform practical policy solutions. In Inexcusable Absence, Maureen Lewis and Marlaine Lockheed propose new strategi Read More

Global Economics, Development, Subjective Well-being

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Save to My PortfolioThe Logic of Authoritarian Bargains: A Test of a Structural Model

Anders Olofsgard, Raj M. Desai and Tarik Yousef, January 01, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Dictatorships do not survive by repression alone. Rather, dictatorial rule is often explained as an "authoritarian bargain" by which citizens relinquish political rights for economic security. The applicability of the authoritarian bargain to decision-making in non-democratic states, however, has not been thoroughly examined. Read More

Global Economics, Development, Subjective Well-being, Global Poverty, Emerging Markets

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioOptimism and Poverty in Africa: Adaptation or a Means to Survival?

Carol Graham, October 01, 2006, The Brookings Institution

Paper by Carol Graham (October 2006) Read More

Africa, Happiness, Global Economics, Development, Subjective Well-being

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioRetailers Operating at a Profit: Models of Successful Urban Projects

Alyssa Stewart Lee and J. Pari Sabety, October 01, 2006

While developers and investors feel that investment in inner-city America holds some potential for profitable returns, there is little consensus on what works and what doesn’t in urban markets. People believe that profitability and sustainability are Read More

Macroeconomics, U.S. Economy, Subjective Well-being

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Carol Graham

Carol Graham

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development
Charles Robinson Chair in Foreign Policy Studies

Carol Graham’s research focuses on poverty, inequality, public health, and novel measures of well-being. Her projects have included a focus on the developing world and Latin America.
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