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Save to My PortfolioCensus Dodges a Bullet but the Immigration Issue Remains

Andrew Reamer and Audrey Singer, November 06, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Census Dodges a Bullet but the Immigration Issue RemainsThe Senate voted 60-39 to approve cloture on the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, effectively blocking the controversial amendment that would bar the 2010 Census, unless it collected data on citizenship and immigration status. Audrey Singer responds to this news, and shows that though the Census will continue, the issue still remains. Read More

U.S. Census, U.S. Congress, Immigration

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Save to My PortfolioWho Cares About Federal Economic Statistics?

Andrew Reamer, October 30, 2009, Economy.com

In a guest commentary for Economy.com’s Dismal Scientist, Andrew Reamer argues that while prospects for the federal economic statistical system are much improved compared to two years ago, the budget deficit will lead to pressures to reduce statistical agency spending. These pressures are much more likely to be alleviated if data users speak loudly about the substantial return the nation receives on relatively small investments in economic statistics. Read More

U.S. Census, Regions and States

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Suburbanization of American Poverty

Elizabeth Kneebone, October 19, 2009, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

The latest data from the Census Bureau reveal that the first year of the Great Recession boosted American poverty, but Sun Belt metro areas and large suburbs bore the brunt of poverty increases in 2008. Elizabeth Kneebone explores recent city and suburban poverty trends in this Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity article. Read More

U.S. Poverty, U.S. Census, Concentrated Poverty

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Save to My PortfolioChanging the Census? Don’t Even Think about It

Audrey Singer and Andrew Reamer, October 12, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Changing the Census? Don’t Even Think about ItPreparations for April’s 2010 census are well underway but a last-minute amendment introduced by Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) threatens to derail it. In order to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the apportionment process, the Senators want to bar the Census Bureau from moving ahead unless it adds questions on citizenship and immigration status. Audrey Singer and Andrew Reamer say that the Senate should reject this amendment because it would result in inaccuracy, increased costs, and ironically disrupt the apportionment process. Read More

U.S. Census, Demographics, Community Development, Immigration

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Save to My PortfolioBad News on Poverty, Worse to Come

Isabel V. Sawhill, September 16, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Isabel Sawhill examines the latest poverty statistics, concluding that with the policy community so heavily focused on health care reform, the plight of the least advantaged in our society is getting too little attention. Read More

U.S. Poverty, U.S. Census, U.S. Economy

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Save to My PortfolioThe 2008 Statistics on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage

Gary Burtless, September 10, 2009, Poverty and Income in 2008: A Look at the New Census Data and What the Numbers Mean

On September 10, the day the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual poverty report, Gary Burtless addressed the seventh annual the Brookings Center on Children and Families briefing and discussed the new figures and their implications for families and policymakers. Read More

U.S. Census, U.S. Economy, U.S. Poverty

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Save to My PortfolioSimulating the Effect of the “Great Recession” on Poverty

Emily Monea and Isabel V. Sawhill, September 10, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Emily Monea and Isabel Sawhill argue that in light of the projected increases in U.S. poverty levels, more attention should be paid to the adequacy of the safety net plus health care, education, job training and other means of insuring that more Americans are able to benefit from the opportunities that a growing economy will eventually provide. Read More

U.S. Census, U.S. Economy, U.S. Poverty

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Save to My PortfolioThe Structure of the U.S. Economic Statistical System: Implications for Public Policy

Andrew Reamer, August 19, 2009, International Statistical Institute conference Durban, South Africa

At the biennial International Statistics Institute conference in Durban, South Africa, Andrew Reamer said that the federal economic statistical system has been too narrowly focused on meeting the data needs of macroeconomic policymakers, to the detriment of other data users, particularly those at the regional level. Read More

U.S. Census, Competitiveness, Regions and States

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Save to My PortfolioThe Federal Statistical System in the 21st Century: The Role of the Census Bureau

Andrew Reamer, July 21, 2009, Joint Economic Committee

At a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, Andrew Reamer indicated that, to become a 21s century statistical agency, the Census Bureau needed data programs that fully reflect today’s knowledge- and services-based economy; enable private and public organizations to make more informed, effective resource allocation decisions; and readily incorporate advances in information technology. Read More

U.S. Census, Information Technology, Technology

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Save to My PortfolioBudget 2010: More and Better Data for Metro Decisionmaking

Andrew Reamer, May 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Budget 2010: More and Better Data for Metro DecisionmakingAndrew Reamer points out that the Metropolitan Policy Program has long argued that current, accurate, and accessible federal socioeconomic statistics are necessary to sustain well-functioning metro regions. Read More

Federal Budget, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, U.S. Economy, Regions and States, U.S. Census

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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

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Save to My PortfolioPolitics, Policy and the 2010 Decennial Census

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
2:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Washington, DC

With the 2010 Census a little over a year away, the nation is at a critical juncture in its planning and preparation for the next decennial enumeration. On March 18, the Brookings Institution and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) hosted a discussion on urgent and emerging issues affecting the coming census. Read More

U.S. Census, Congressional Redistricting, Demographics

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Save to My PortfolioIn Dire Straits: The Urgent Need to Improve Economic Statistics

Andrew Reamer, March 04, 2009, American Statistical Association

Current, accurate economic statistics are crucial to monitoring the fragile condition of the U.S. economy and guiding it out of recession. However, Andrew Reamer indicates, the nation’s statistical system has been deteriorating before our eyes. He outlines steps the White House should take to repair the system. Read More

U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth, Competitiveness, Regions and States, Economic Development

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Save to My PortfolioTempest Over the Census

Andrew Reamer, February 17, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Congressional Black Caucus and Hispanic advocacy groups cried foul over Sen. Judd Gregg’s abortive nomination for Commerce Secretary because of census concerns, while conservative groups pilloried White House moves to assuage them. Andrew Reamer argues that both sides’ concerns would be best addressed by focusing on the Census Bureau itself. Read More

U.S. Census, Demographics, Community Development

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Save to My PortfolioPreparations for 2010: Is the Census Bureau Ready for the Job Ahead?

Andrew Reamer, July 17, 2007, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

Before a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Andrew Reamer's testimony emphasized the importance of the decennial Census to the nation and assessed the readiness of the federal government for the 2010 count.
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Demographics, U.S. Census

In Brief

The results of the 2010 Census will drive the operation of the nation’s democracy, public policy and economy. The decennial enumeration determines House apportionment and legislative redistricting; informs the distribution of billions in federal funds annually plus state and local government decisions about highways, schools and health facilities; and affects business decisions about location and goods and services offered.

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Andrew Reamer

Andrew Reamer

Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Andrew Reamer focuses on federal statistical policy and programs; sources and uses of socioeconomic data; state and local economic analysis and strategy; and the geography of innovation and other regional studies.
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William H. Frey

William H. Frey

Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

An internationally known demographer, Bill Frey specializes in issues involving urban populations, migration, immigration, race, aging, political demographics, and the U.S. Census. He is also a research professor in population studies at the University of Michigan.
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Audrey Singer

Audrey Singer

Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Demographer Audrey Singer is an expert on international migration, race and ethnicity, U.S. immigration policy, and demographic trends in metropolitan areas.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ExpertRichard Joseph

Richard Joseph is John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University. Former fellow of The Carter Center, Atlanta, he focuses on African governance, political economy, and democratization.

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.

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.