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Save to My PortfolioTop 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President

October 10, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th PresidentAs President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges. Read More

Global Economics, Development, Global Poverty, Globalization, Emerging Markets

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Save to My PortfolioHow Can We Reduce the Rising Number of American Families Living in Poverty?

Rebecca M. Blank, September 25, 2008, Joint Economic Committee

In this testimony, Rebecca Blank argues for the need to modernize our poverty statistics so that we may have a better understanding of who is poor and how these numbers are changing over time. She discusses anti-poverty strategies for the next decade. Read More

U.S. Poverty, Children & Families, Earned Income Tax Credit, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Labor

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Save to My PortfolioReinvesting in Agriculture to Reduce Poverty

Homi Kharas, August 04, 2008, Economist.com

Reinvesting in Agriculture to Reduce PovertyAs part of an Oxford-style debate hosted by The Economist, Homi Kharas provides further reasoning that there is “an upside for humanity in the rise of food prices.” Higher prices provide incentives for increased food production and opportunities for raised incomes among the poor, and international donor support for the developing world has been accelerated due to this global crisis. Read More

Global Food Crisis, Global Economics, Global Poverty, Developing Countries, Development

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Save to My PortfolioAmerica's Trade Agenda: Examining the Trade Enforcement Act of 2007

Lael Brainard, May 22, 2008, Senate Committee on Finance

America's Trade Agenda: Examining the Trade Enforcement Act of 2007In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Lael Brainard discussed America’s response to globalization through the lens of trade policies and examines how provisions of the Trade Enforcement Act of 2007 can help America compete more fairly in the growing global marketplace that requires clearly enforced rules. Read More

Trade, Competitiveness, U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth, Globalization

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Save to My PortfolioThe Costs of Benefit Delivery in the Food Stamp Program

Julia B. Isaacs, March 24, 2008, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

This study by Brookings expert Julia Isaacs compares the Food Stamp Program with eight other public assistance programs across four measures of program effectiveness—administrative costs, error payments, program access, and benefit targeting. Read More

Earned Income Tax Credit, U.S. Poverty, Children & Families, Working Poor, Public Health

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Save to My PortfolioWelfare Revisited: Young Men Need Incentives

Ron Haskins, August 19, 2006, "Taking Issue," National Public Radio

Ron Haskins' NPR Op-Ed about Welfare Reform Read More

Welfare, U.S. Poverty, Children & Families, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Save to My PortfolioLeaving Money (and Food) on the Table

Alan Berube and Matt Fellowes, May 01, 2005, The Brookings Institution

In a new paper, Matthew Fellowes and Alan Berube examine the dollar value and use of food stamps among the eligible population, finding that, in 97 large metropolitan areas across the country, $9.1 billion was disbursed to 9.8 million individuals. Read More

U.S. Poverty, Taxes, Welfare, Children & Families, Cities

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Alan Berube

Alan Berube

Senior Fellow and Research Director, Metropolitan Policy Program

Alan Berube is a senior fellow and research director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. A former policy advisor to the U.S. Treasury Department, he is an expert on metropolitan demographics, low-wage workers, and urban poverty.
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David de Ferranti

David de Ferranti

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

An economist and former World Bank vice president, David de Ferranti focuses on developing countries, especially health care financing, transparency and governance, private sector development and Latin America. He leads the Global Health Financing Initiative at Brookings.
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Ron Haskins

Ron Haskins

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

A former White House and congressional advisor on welfare issues, Ron Haskins co-directs the Brookings Center on Children and Families. An expert on preschool, foster care, and poverty—he was instrumental in the 1996 overhaul of national welfare policy.
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