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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)
The Shortage Of Skilled Workers: Quality Jobs For A Trained Workforce, Jonathan Rothwell
The Shortage Of Skilled Workers: Quality Jobs For A Trained Workforce, Jonathan Rothwell
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
The Great Recession of 2008 temporarily solved employer workforce needs by lowering demand and increasing the number of unemployed skilled workers. After a few years of modest but sustained economic growth, the labor market for skilled workers has once again tightened and positions are going unfilled. This research helps national and regional leaders understand which skills are in short supply and offers policy advice on how to redress the imbalance between supply and demand. In addition to offering a national perspective on this topic, the lecture will examine the situation in Nevada.
Putting Nevada In Perspective: State And Local Government Budgets In Recession And Recovery, Tracy M. Gordon
Putting Nevada In Perspective: State And Local Government Budgets In Recession And Recovery, Tracy M. Gordon
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Nevada, the state most affected by the Great Recession of 2008, faced one of the nation's worst state budget shortfalls in 2011. This presentation examines state budget drivers, including constitutional requirements, tax and spending limitations, federal statutes, demographics, and the resulting policy choices to evaluate how state-level decisions affect local jurisdictions that continue to cope with lower property values, foreclosures, and high unemployment. It will also discuss longer term challenges including rising health care costs and retiree pensions as well as issues surrounding implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Where Are The Jobs? Employment Stagnation After The Great Recession, Gary Burtless
Where Are The Jobs? Employment Stagnation After The Great Recession, Gary Burtless
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
The Great Recession of 2008-2009 was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Unlike most other recessions in the post-war era, however, the recovery has brought back only a small fraction of the almost 9 million jobs lost in the downturn. Gary Burtless will explain the puzzling absence of an employment rebound in his talk. Why has the rebound been so slow? What can we do to speed it up?
The Next Las Vegas Boom, Robert E. Lang
The Next Las Vegas Boom, Robert E. Lang
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
The Great Recession—Where are We Now?
- U.S. Employment
- U.S. GDP by Type
- U.S. Household Net Worth
- U.S Retail Sales
Should The Economic Crisis Change Our Assessment Of Markets And Government?, Clifford Winston
Should The Economic Crisis Change Our Assessment Of Markets And Government?, Clifford Winston
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Broad Objectives of the Study:
- Base policy debates on empirical counterfactual evidence.
- Begin accumulating evidence and identifying common themes so we don’t have to start from “square one.”
- Provide guidance for policymakers.