SPOTLIGHT: Governance

Reuters/Yuriko Nakao - A visitor places her hands on a tangible earth, a digital globe, at an exhibition pavilion in Rusutsu town, northern Japan.

Improving Technology Utilization in Electronic Government around the World, 2008

Darrell M. West, August 17, 2008

Few developments have had broader consequences for the public sector than the introduction of the Internet and digital technology. In this Brookings report, Darrell West assesses the current conditions of electronic government around the world and offers practical suggestions for improving the delivery of information and services over the Internet. Read More

Governance, Information Technology, Internet Policy, Technology, Civil Society

SPOTLIGHT: Concentrated Poverty

Denis Tangney - A low-income neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts

Reversal of Fortune: A New Look at Concentrated Poverty in the 2000s

Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube, August 08, 2008

After dramatic declines in concentrated poverty in the 1990s, the number of low-income workers and families living in high-working-poverty neighborhoods rose by a striking 41% in the first half of this decade, according to a new report from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. The report's authors draw on data from the IRS to measure the change in rates of “concentrated working poverty” nationally and in many of the largest metropolitan areas across the country. Read More

Concentrated Poverty, Working Poor, Earned Income Tax Credit, U.S. Poverty, Inequality

SPOTLIGHT: Political Campaigns

Reuters/Rebecca Cook - Combination photographs of U.S. presidential candidates McCain and Obama.

Examining the Negative 2008 Presidential Campaign Ads

Evan Tracey, Darrell M. West and Judy Woodruff, August 07, 2008

A series of campaign ads from John McCain and Barack Obama are drawing attention on both the political and pop culture stages. Darrell West joins Judy Woodruff and Evan Tracey on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer to discuss their themes and the spending behind them. Read More

Political Campaigns, Media & Journalism, Elections, U.S. Politics

SPOTLIGHT: New Orleans

Reuters/Lee Celano - Musicians march in silence expressing the effects felt by musicians after Hurricane Katrina.

The New Orleans Index: Tracking Recovery in the Region

Amy Liu and Allison Plyer, August 2008

Greater New Orleans approaches the end of its third year of recovery from a position of strength having regained the vast majority of its pre-storm population and jobs. But many recovery trends have slowed or stagnated in the past year as tens of thousands of blighted properties, lack of affordable housing for essential service and construction workers, and thin public services continue to plague the city and region. A strong federal-state-local partnership must continue to further the hard work of recovery, which is now well underway. Read More

New Orleans, Natural Disasters, Cities, Community Development

CENTER ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Economic Stimulus Act: Hard to Kill Two Birds with One Stone

Ron Haskins, Summer 2008, Pathways Magazine

The bipartisan economic stimulus package was a straightforward application of Keynesian fiscal policy: Spend your way out of recession. However, some might wonder if it’s possible to design a stimulus package that could also reduce inequality. In this paper, Ron Haskins explains why targeted stimulus may reduce poverty in the short run but cannot substitute for investments that will reduce inequality in the long run. Read More

Economic Mobility, Inequality, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economic Growth, Welfare, U.S. Economy, Earned Income Tax Credit

ECONOMIC STUDIES

Reforming Medicare: Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

As baby-boomers begin to retire and health care spending continues to outpace income growth, Medicare faces a dire financial future and needs reform. To help guide the debate that will precede this reform, Henry Aaron and Jeanne Lambrew have written Reforming Medicare: Options, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities which outlines three broad approaches to reform. At this event, Aaron, Lambrew and other advocates discussed the three different reform strategies. Read More

Health Care, Medicare, Retirement, Aging

THE HAMILTON PROJECT

Insurance Pricing Can Cut Gas Use

Jason E. Bordoff and Pascal J. Noel, July 29, 2008, The Hartford Courant

There is little lawmakers can do in the short run to reduce prices at the pump, argue Jason Bordoff and Pascal Noel. What if there were a way to lower the cost of driving while still encouraging people to drive less and use less oil? The authors examine how pay-as-you-drive auto insurance supports this goal. Read More

Infrastructure, Climate and Energy Economics, Environment, Traffic, Transportation, Taxes

THE HAMILTON PROJECT

The State of the Nation's Infrastructure

July 25, 2008

The state of the nation’s infrastructure is generating rising public attention, prompted by daily travel frustrations, high-profile catastrophes, urgent calls to address climate change and energy security, and concerns about productivity and economic growth. The Hamilton Project hosted a public forum on the need for a national strategy that promotes infrastructure as a central component of long-term, broadly shared growth.

Infrastructure, Competitiveness, Telecommunications, Transportation, Traffic, Technology, U.S. Economy

OPPORTUNITY 08: INDEPENDENT IDEAS FOR OUR NEXT PRESIDENT

Infrastructure: Time to Compete to Win

Lael Brainard, July 22, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The Olympic development boom in China showcases the results of years of rapid growth in China’s economy and mirrors that of many other emerging markets. One of the Olympic lessons for the U.S. should be to reverse its ailing infrastructure trend and begin investing for the long-term to stay competitive, according to Lael Brainard. Read More

Infrastructure, Competitiveness, China and the Beijing Olympics, BRICs, Productivity, Trade, Transportation, U.S. Economic Growth

GOVERNANCE STUDIES

A Reason to Believe: Examining the Factors that Determine Americans’ Views on Global Warming

Christopher P. Borick and Barry Rabe, July 2008, The Brookings Institution

During the past two years, public perceptions of global warming have shifted significantly in the U.S. In the first of a two-part series, Barry Rabe and Christopher Borick examine the factors that drive individual views on global warming. Read More

Climate Change, Global Warming, Energy Security, Polling and Public Opinion, Demographics, Media & Journalism

Recent Research and Commentary

DEMOGRAPHICS The Political Geography of the Intermountain West: The New Swing Region

William H. Frey and Ruy Teixeira, August 19, 2008

U.S. MILITARY How The Real World Ended “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”

Peter W. Singer, August 2008

DEMOGRAPHICS The Census Projects Minority Surge

William H. Frey, August 18, 2008

TECHNOLOGY Improving Technology Utilization in Electronic Government around the World, 2008

Darrell M. West, August 17, 2008

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Jeffrey Bader worked at the State Department, the National Security Council, and the United States Trade Representative’s office during his 27-year career with the U.S. Government. He is an expert on U.S.-China relations and director of the John L. Thornton China Center.

ExpertWarwick J. McKibbin

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics. Her current projects focus on the politics of federal judicial selection and the consequences of partisan polarization.

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Wing Thye Woo, an expert on the East Asian economies, particularly China, Indonesia and Malaysia, has advised the U.S. Treasury Department, the IMF, World Bank and the United Nations.

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

ExpertRichard C. Bush III

Richard Bush’s two-decade public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. Director of the Center on Northeast Asian Policy Studies, he currently focuses on China-Taiwan relations, U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security.

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The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers. Read More

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