Economic Development

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Order from Chaos

How Iraq’s economic crisis affects its traditional and non-traditional security sector

Marsin Alshamary

Friday, January 15, 2021

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The Avenue

Dismantling white privilege starts with undoing racist housing policies

Andre M. Perry and Stuart Yasgur

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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The Avenue

Four reasons why more public housing isn’t the solution to affordability concerns

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Order from Chaos

One year into his reign, Oman’s sultan must renegotiate the social contract and prioritize diversification

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Reports

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Report

Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A South African case study

Caitlin Allen, Zaakhir Asmal, Haroon Bhorat, Robert Hill, Jabulile Monnakgotla, Morné Oosthuizen, and Christopher Rooney

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Demographics & Population

What the 2020 census will reveal about America: Stagnating growth, an aging population, and youthful diversity

William H. Frey

Monday, January 11, 2021

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Essay

To expand the economy, invest in Black businesses

Andre M. Perry and Carl Romer

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Houses

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The Great Real Estate Reset: A data-driven initiative to remake how and what we build

Christopher Coes, Jennifer S. Vey, and Tracy Hadden Loh

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Houses

Essay

Modernizing family: America’s demographics are transforming, but our housing supply is not

Tracy Hadden Loh and Evan Farrar

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Blog Posts

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What transformative placemaking taught us in 2020, and how it can help build a better future

Joanne Kim, Hanna Love, Jennifer S. Vey, and Tracy Hadden Loh

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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The Avenue

How a Baltimore design initiative is rethinking cityscapes to promote economic recovery from COVID-19

Emily Breiter, Pavlina Ilieva, Kuo Pao Lian, and Kristen Mitchell

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Africa in Focus

Africa Growth Initiative’s top 5 figures of 2020

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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Events

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A new paradigm for valuing Black communities

Andre M. Perry and Robert Wicks

Friday, May 22, 2020

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How the Sustainable Development Goals can help cities focus COVID-19 recovery on inclusion, equity, and sustainability

Anthony F. Pipa and Max Bouchet

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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Brookings-Jinan China microeconomic policy forum 2020

9:00 AM - Saturday Oct 17, 2020 4:00 PM CST

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Desegregating work and learning through ‘earn-and-learn’ models

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Rethinking homeownership incentives to improve household financial security and shrink the racial wealth gap

Wednesday, December 9, 2020