RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Andrew Reamer and Audrey Singer, November 06, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Audrey Singer and Andrew Reamer, October 12, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Preparations 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Andrew Reamer, May 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Andrew 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
PAST EVENT
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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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