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The Great Recession And U.S. Safety Nets: The Case Of Temporary Assistance To Needy Families (Tanf), Vicky Albert
The Great Recession And U.S. Safety Nets: The Case Of Temporary Assistance To Needy Families (Tanf), Vicky Albert
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
The Great Recession
- Officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009
- Most severe recession since Great Depression
- In the first quarter of 2012 about 30% of jobless workers had been unemployed for a year or longer
- From 2007 to 2009, real personal income per capita fell by 8.3 percentage points and many individuals dropped from the labor force
The Safety Nets for Families with Children
- Unemployment Insurance
- Medicaid
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Subsidized Housing
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF)
Public Procurement: The Achilles Heel Of Good Governance, Jeffrey Gutman
Public Procurement: The Achilles Heel Of Good Governance, Jeffrey Gutman
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Development aid is defined as the financial aid given by governments and agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political needs of developing countries. With the government acquisition of goods, civil works, and services representing between 15-20 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for most countries, the value of procurement policy and its application are very high. Recent high profile cases in the news, ranging from the military purchase of clothing from foreign sources that raise human rights issues, to the criticism of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act website, to a range of corruption cases around the …
Mega-Regional Trade, Joshua Meltzer
Mega-Regional Trade, Joshua Meltzer
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
This lecture will discuss the impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations on U.S. economic competitiveness and leadership in Asia and Europe. This will lead into a discussion of large Free Trade Areas (FTA), or groups of countries that have few or no price controls in the form of tariffs or quotas between each other. FTAs allow the agreeing nations to focus on their comparative advantages and to produce the goods they are comparatively more efficient at making, thus increasing the efficiency and profitability of each country. We will explore the impact …
Climate Change, Disasters & Displacement, Elizabeth Ferris
Climate Change, Disasters & Displacement, Elizabeth Ferris
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
This lecture examines trends in natural disasters, the effects of climate change, and their impact on human rights, including economic costs, the displacement/migration of people, and the likelihood that the poor and marginalized are most likely to be affected by natural disasters and climate change.
The Advanced Industry Economy In The Mountain West: Finding The Next Silicon Valley, Robert E. Lang
The Advanced Industry Economy In The Mountain West: Finding The Next Silicon Valley, Robert E. Lang
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
Is Las Vegas The Next Silicon Valley? A First Look At Brookings Top 100 Metro Data On Advanced Industries, Robert E. Lang
Is Las Vegas The Next Silicon Valley? A First Look At Brookings Top 100 Metro Data On Advanced Industries, Robert E. Lang
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
The Other O: Comparing Las Vegas To A Successful Mid-Sized, Midwestern Metropolitan Area, Robert E. Lang
The Other O: Comparing Las Vegas To A Successful Mid-Sized, Midwestern Metropolitan Area, Robert E. Lang
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
No abstract provided.