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Carol Graham

Interim Vice President and Director - Economic Studies

Depressed man sitting on edge of the bed

Podcast Episode

Brookings’s Carol Graham discusses America’s crisis of despair

The Healthcare Policy Podcast

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Smiling couple with their child

Podcast Episode

Dr. Carol Graham, Fellow at Brookings Institution (on happiness)

McKay Interview - on World Radio Switzerland

Friday, July 9, 2021

Clifford Winston

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

A boy throws snow at his mother as they play in a playground in Harlem, New York, U.S. February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Bria Webb

Essay

Are women happier than men? Do gender rights make a difference?

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

The World Ahead Project: A workshop with Sir Oliver Letwin

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

A boy who was addicted to the internet, has his brain scanned for research purposes at Daxing Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Beijing February 22, 2014. As growing numbers of young people in China immerse themselves in the cyber world, spending hours playing games online, worried parents are increasingly turning to boot camps to crush addiction. Military-style boot camps, designed to wean young people off their addiction to the internet, number as many as 250 in China alone. Picture taken February 22, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 20 OF 33 FOR PACKAGE 'CURING CHINA'S INTERNET ADDICTS'TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'INTERNET BOOT CAMP'

Podcast Episode

Invest in brain health to combat America’s crisis of despair

Carol Graham and Fred Dews

Friday, January 28, 2022

A Cataldo Ambulance medic holds used doses of naloxone after medics revived a man in his 40's who was found unresponsive from an opioid overdose in the Boston suburb of Salem, Massachusetts, U.S., August 9, 2017. The victim received a total of 12mg of naloxone. Nurses at the hospital recognised the man, saying he was brought in the day before after overdosing. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "SNYDER OPIOIDS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC18689E2910

Policy 2020

Understanding the role of despair in America’s opioid crisis

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Brookings Now

Carol Graham honored as distinguished researcher for happiness and quality-of-life issues

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Geography of Hope

Brookings Now

Creating the “Geography of Hope and Desperation in America” interactive

Thursday, July 30, 2020

A homeless person (L) sleeps on the steps of Federal Hall on Wall St. in New York City, U.S., February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RTS10TR0

External Article

Carol Graham on the optimism gap between rich and poor

Princeton University Press Tuesday, May 9, 2017

U.S. Capitol building and flags at sunrise

Testimony

Addressing America’s crisis of despair and economic recovery: A call for a coordinated effort

Friday, October 1, 2021

Download the full testimony

A girl sits at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School the day after video was released showing the May shooting inside the school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., July 13, 2022

TechTank

TechTank Podcast Episode 49: How does the internet facilitate worsening gun violence?

Nicol Turner Lee

Monday, July 25, 2022

US energy tax policy and climate change

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

brain scan 2

Report

Brain health-directed policymaking: A new concept to strengthen democracy

Tuesday, November 8, 2022