RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
PAST EVENT
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Carol Graham, July 12, 2007, Yahoo! Finance
Article about Carol Graham (07/12/07) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
BOOK
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Carol Graham, January 09, 2007, The Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU)
Interview wth Carol Graham, The Kojo Nnamdi Show (1/9/07) Read More
BOOK
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Carol Graham, October 01, 2006, The Brookings Institution
Paper by Carol Graham (October 2006) Read More
BOOK
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 doesnt in urban markets. People believe that profitability and sustainability are Read More