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Steven E. Purcell -U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) giving keynote address.

Save to My Portfolio From Prison to Work: Overcoming Barriers to Reentry

Friday, December 05, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project hosted a policy discussion on the challenges of prisoner reentry, featuring remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin and a keynote address by U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.). The event also included a policy roundtable with a diverse group of experts on the need for a national prisoner reentry strategy. Read More

Labor

PAST EVENT: Improving the Measurement of Poverty


Ralph Alswang - Rebecca Blank, Doug Elmendorf and Sharon Parrott at THP event.

Save to My Portfolio Improving the Measurement of Poverty

Tuesday, December 09, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On December 9, The Hamilton Project hosted a policy forum and released a new discussion paper on the need for a new national poverty measure. In their paper, co-authors Rebecca M. Blank of the Brookings Institution and Mark H. Greenberg of Georgetown University propose a new poverty measure that better reflects the actual economic conditions of low-income Americans. Hamilton Project Advisory Council member Roger C. Altman of Evercore Partners gave welcoming remarks and lead the discussion. Read More

U.S. Poverty, U.S. Economy

Recent Event


Paul Morigi - Lawrence Summers, Greg Ip, Sheila Bair and Eric Mindich at a Brookings event.

Save to My Portfolio The Future of Housing and Credit Markets

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
8:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Financial chaos highlights housing and credit market problems that policy-makers must address. A Hamilton Project discussion on September 23 featured FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, Eton Park Capital Management CEO Eric Mindich and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers. Video clips and full event audio are now available. Read More

Mortgage Market, Housing, U.S. Economy, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio From Prison to Work: A Proposal for a National Prisoner Reentry Program

Bruce Western, December 2008

Around seven hundred thousand mostly low-income and minority men and women are released from prison each year. Returning to lives of low wages and high rates of unemployment, about two thirds will be rearrested within three years. Bruce Western proposes a national prisoner reentry program whose core element is up to a year of transitional employment available to all parolees in need of work. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Improving the Measurement of Poverty

Rebecca M. Blank, Mark H. Greenberg, December 08, 2008

Rebecca Blank and Mark Greenberg recommend the adoption of a new poverty measure, along the lines recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in order to provide a more accurate measure of economic need in the United States. Read More

The Hamilton Project

Save to My Portfolio $25,000 Awarded to Students in Hamilton Project Policy Innovation Prize Competition

The Hamilton Project announced the winners of the 2008 Hamilton Project Policy Innovation Prize. Nathan Punwani, a recent graduate of Lehigh University, is the winner of the undergraduate prize and Robert Nelb, a student at Yale University, is the winner of the graduate-level prize. Kaitlyn Murphy of the University of Maryland and James Coan of Princeton University were chosen as runners-up in the competition. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, a founding member of The Hamilton Project Advisory Council, will award the prizes to Punwani and Nelb at an event in Washington, DC on December 5th. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Fighting Poverty in the Land of Opportunity

Rebecca M. Blank, December 17, 2008

With unemployment rising, more families feel squeezed this holiday season than ever. Rebecca Blank urges the new president to consider a plan to support low-wage workers, ensure an effective safety net and create opportunities in high-poverty neighborhoods that might guarantee American families more on their tables in the seasons ahead. Read More

About Us

The Hamilton Project produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. The Hamilton Project’s economic strategy reflects a judgment that long term prosperity is best achieved by making economic growth broad-based, by enhancing individual economic security, and by embracing a role for effective government in making needed public investments.

Recent Research and Commentary

Financial Markets Checking in on the Bailout Package

Douglas W. Elmendorf, October 27, 2008

Mortgage Market Facilitating Shared Appreciation Mortgages to Prevent Housing Crashes and Affordability Crises

Andrew Caplin, Noël B. Cunningham, Mitchell Engler, Frederick Pollock, September 2008

Mortgage Market An Opt-Out Home Mortgage System

Michael S. Barr, Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir, September 2008

Infrastructure An Economic Strategy for Investing in America's Infrastructure

Manasi Deshpande, Douglas W. Elmendorf, July 2008

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ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

ExpertMark B. McClellan

A medical doctor and economist, Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any democracy requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work has extended beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions and issues in higher education. Experts are tackling fundamental issues on the role of education in the national and global economy.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

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.

ExpertEswar Prasad

Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University, is a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development. He was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  She is completing a project on the politics of advice and consent, and is at work on the politics of how Congress responds to financial crises.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ExpertRebecca Blank

Rebecca Blank is an expert on the interaction between the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well being of low-income families. She has just been named the Robert S. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectThe Hamilton Project

The Hamilton Project produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. Their agenda also focuses on enhancing individual economic security and effective public investments. 

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

TOPICThe Presidential Transition

During the 77 days from the election to the Inauguration, Brookings experts will offer 12 "Memos to the President" on top policy priorities across the spectrum of domestic and global challenges, plus additional advice on transitioning from campaigning to governing.

ExpertMauricio Cárdenas

Mauricio Cárdenas is a senior fellow and director of the Latin American Initiative. Formerly minister of Economic Development and Transportation, and director of National Planning of Colombia, his research focuses on international and development economics. He is also the president of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA).

ExpertHugh B. Price

Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

ExpertDarrell M. West

Darrell M. West is the vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings. His studies include campaigns and elections, political advertising, mass media, public opinion, technology policy and electronic government.

ExpertMartin S. Indyk

Ambassador to Israel and assistant secretary of state for near east affairs during the Clinton Administration, Martin Indyk directs the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He currently focuses on the Clinton administration’s diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

ExpertJulia B. Isaacs

Julia Isaacs focuses on public investments in children and how children are affected by national budgetary policies. A former federal budget analyst, she also researches the economic mobility of children and families across the income spectrum.