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Save to My PortfolioMiddle East’s Economic Paradox

Navtej Dhillon, Jad Chaaban and Tarik Yousef, June 26, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Middle East’s Economic ParadoxAccording to a recent study by the Middle East Youth Initiative, the region loses $25 billion a year due to youth unemployment. Navtej Dhillon, MEYI Director/Fellow, Jad Chaaban, Assistant Professor at American University of Beirut, and Tarik Yousef, Brookings Senior Fellow and Dean of the Dubai School of Government, discuss country statistics and regional policy implications. Read More

Middle East, Demographics, Education, Saudi Arabia, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioMetroPolicy: Shaping a New Federal Partnership for a Metropolitan Nation

Mark Muro, Bruce Katz, Sarah Rahman and David Warren, June 12, 2008, The Brookings Institution

To unleash greater local and national prosperity U.S. metropolitan leaders need to be better equipped to deal with today’s increasingly dynamic economic, social  and environmental realities. This report calls for a new federal-state-metro partnership that provides metropolitan actors the support, capacity, tools and discretion they need to resolve key challenges; grow in more productive, inclusive, and sustainable ways; and, ultimately, to maximize America’s overall prosperity. Read More

U.S. Economic Growth, Productivity, U.S. Higher Education, Quality-of-Life Issues, Regions and States

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Save to My PortfolioSpotlight on Mexico: Sustained Economic Growth and Development Through Good Governance

Tuesday, June 03, 2008
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

On June 3, the Transparency and Accountability Project convened two policy roundtables focused on ongoing efforts to improve competitiveness and facilitate access to information in Mexico. It was an opportunity for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to discuss these issues and debate possible interventions that could be made at the domestic and international level to help catalyze these reforms. Read More

Global Governance, Mexico, Latin America, Developing Countries, Development

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Save to My PortfolioShrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America

Andrea Sarzynski, Marilyn A. Brown and Frank Southworth, May 29, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInflation Amidst Recession: Policy Prescriptions for Sustaining Stable Growth

Wing Thye Woo, May 14, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Foreign Assistance: Advancing National Security, Interests, and Values

Lael Brainard, April 23, 2008, House Committee on Foreign Affairs

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRising Food Prices: a Global Crisis

Homi Kharas, April 23, 2008, Newshour with Jim Lehrer

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Save to My PortfolioBusiness Champions for Early Child Development

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Hague, Netherlands

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIndia: The Crisis in Rural Health Care

Arvind Panagariya, January 24, 2008, The Economic Times

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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Foreign Assistance: Reinventing Aid for the 21st Century

Lael Brainard, January 23, 2008, House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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Save to My PortfolioCAREC: A Coming Force in Regional Affairs?

Tuesday, January 08, 2008
12:00 PM to 12:00
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioOn the Right Track? Iran Edges toward Education Reform

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, December 11, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioBeyond Assistance: Report of the HELP Commission on Foreign Aid Reform

Monday, December 10, 2007
1:00 PM to 4:00 pm
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Political Economy of Poverty Reduction

Raj M. Desai, November 2007, The Brookings Institution

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 PortfolioPakistan: Still Growing, at 60

Moeed Yusuf, August 14, 2007, Indian Express

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioAfrica's Economic Successes: What's Worked and What's Next

Thursday, August 02, 2007
12:00 PM to 12:00
Aspen, CO

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe New Reality of Aid

Homi Kharas, August 01, 2007, Brookings Blum Roundtable 2007

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Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in International Economics

Lael Brainard is vice president and director of Global Economy and Development. Formerly White House Deputy National Economic Adviser and Associate Professor at MIT, she focuses on competitiveness, trade, international economics, U.S. foreign assistance and global poverty. She is also the Director of the All Brookings Initiative on Competitiveness.
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