Economic Development

Flood in South Sudan

Climate Change

Debt-for-adaptation swaps

Chetan Hebbale and Johannes Urpelainen

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The American Rescue Plan at two years: How local leaders are advancing equitable recovery efforts

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Mortgage negotiation

Housing Markets & Finance

Forum on the future of the Federal Home Loan Bank system: Highlights

Aaron Klein, Cornelius Hurley, and Harrison Fregeau

Friday, March 10, 2023

Cleveland, Ohio, USA downtown skyline on the Cuyahoga River at dusk.

The Avenue

The American Rescue Plan, two years later: Analyzing local governments’ efforts at equitable, transformative change

Lavea Brachman and Glencora Haskins

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Reports

Austin Skyline in the evening and bluehour

Report

Metro Monitor 2023: Examining pandemic-era patterns of inclusive growth across the U.S.

Joseph Parilla and Glencora Haskins

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Report

Challenges and opportunities of climate change: The case of East Africa

Njuguna Ndung’u and Théophile T. Azomahou

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Gears moving

Economic Development

Lessons from productivity research: Applying these to a strategy for Japan

Martin Neil Baily

Friday, February 3, 2023

Miami, Florida, USA - September 25th, 2021 - Downtown overlooking highway construction traffic, buildings and cranes on 395 MacArthur Causeway toward everglades into dark cumulus nimbus storm clouds

Infrastructure

The start of America’s infrastructure decade: How macroeconomic factors may shape local strategies

Adie Tomer, Caroline George, and Joseph W. Kane

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Female engineer wearing protective clothing and helmet is inspecting the availability of the freight train's hydraulic system. A technician with laptop inspecting work at a railway maintenance workshop

Report

How state and local leaders can harness new infrastructure funding to build a stronger, more inclusive workforce

Martha Ross, Joseph W. Kane, Felix Laniyan, and Annelies Goger

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Blog Posts

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Up Front

What works in workforce development—and how can it work better?

Brent Orrell, Greg Wright, Harry Holzer, Rachel Lipson, and David Deming

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Aerial cityscape of Morristown, New Jersey.

The Avenue

Biden’s big bet on place-based industrial policy

Monday, March 6, 2023

FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of Mastercard Ajay Banga leaves after meeting India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a breakfast in the Manhattan borough of New York September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)/File Photo

Future Development

Ajay Banga: The US nominee for World Bank president

Friday, February 24, 2023

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Events

The American Rescue Plan at two years: How Latinos are leveraging equitable deployment of federal funds

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Keys to climate action

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

The future of the US-China competition for human capital

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

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By Santiago Levy

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Open for Business

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Experts

Annelies Goger

Fellow - Brookings Metro

Anthony F. Pipa

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George Ingram

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Multimedia

Shamim Mwanaisha, a travel consultant and trainer, leads students in coding, aviation, space and climate change during a tutorial session at her home in Kitintale suburb of Kampala, Uganda August 28, 2021. Picture taken August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Podcast Episode

In Uganda, opening political, economic, and social doors for women and girls

Winnie Kiiza and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Number Nine Steakhouse, Eagle Butte, South Dakota (photo by and courtesy of Alissa Benoist)

Podcast Episode

Connecting to family, community, and heritage in Eagle Butte, South Dakota

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Mastercard President and CEO Ajay Banga speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Podcast Episode

Who is Ajay Banga, US nominee for World Bank president?

Homi Kharas and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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More on Economic Development

Metro Monitor 2023

Joseph Parilla and Glencora Haskins

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The MTA seven line in New york city.The MTA is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the state of New York

Around the halls: Brookings scholars discuss built environment issues that could define 2023

Elizabeth Linos, Jan Whittington, Blair Levin, Christopher Severen, Noah Kazis, Alex Berke, Anika Singh Lemar, and Robert Puentes

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Houston, TX - March 09, 2019: Kayakers participate in the 47th Annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta on Buffalo Bayou Houston.

How Houston is connecting two disinvested neighborhoods to green space and amenities

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Kabul,/,Afghanistan A,View,Of

Resilience must drive USAID’s programs—Illustrations from Afghanistan

George Ingram and Naheed Sarabi

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Denver Skyline and New Construction as seen from west side of city

As cities and counties commit more American Rescue Plan funds, regional priorities are emerging

Joseph Parilla, Glencora Haskins, Julia Bauer, and Sarah Edwards

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Aerial image of street in Thomas, West Virginia (photo by Ian McAllister)

Protecting community integrity during a creative transformation in West Virginia

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, February 14, 2023