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Rebecca M. Blank

Former Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Rebecca M. Blank is Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs at the Department of Commerce. She co-authored a discussion paper for The Hamilton Project in December 2008.


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Facilitating and Rewarding Work: Event Photos

December 12, 2008 • Photo Galleries

The Hamilton Project hosted a two-part forum on ways to encourage, facilitate, and reward work. Jason Furman provided an overview of a strategy paper, which suggested a long-term approach to expanding opportunity, along with specific near-term policies to promote work and reduce poverty.

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Improving the Measurement of Poverty: Event Photos

December 9, 2008 • Photo Galleries

The Hamilton Project held a policy forum and released a discussion paper by Becky Blank and Mark Greenberg on the need for a new national poverty measure that better reflects the actual economic conditions of low-income Americans.

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Improving the Measurement of Poverty

Events • December 9, 2008 • Washington, DC

The Project held a policy forum and released a discussion paper by Rebecca Blank and Mark Greenberg on the need for a new national poverty measure that better reflects the actual economic conditions of low-income Americans.

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Improving the Measurement of Poverty

Papers • December 2008 • Rebecca M. Blank, Mark H. Greenberg

The Hamilton Project held a policy forum and released a discussion paper by Rebecca Blank and Mark Greenberg on the need for a new national poverty measure that better reflects the actual economic conditions of low-income Americans.

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Rebecca Blank on Bringing Low-Skilled Men Into the Workforce

December 12, 2007 • Video

Then-Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Rebecca M. Blank on bringing low-skilled men into the workforce and providing additional mental health services for women not currently receiving public assistance at the Facilitating and Rewarding Work Hamilton Project event.

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Facilitating and Rewarding Work: Panel 2: Enhancing the Social Safety Net

December 12, 2007 • Audio

Full audio of Panel Two: "Enhancing the Social Safety Net" from the event Facilitating and Rewarding Work

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Facilitating and Rewarding Work: Panel 1: Making Work Pay

December 12, 2007 • Audio

Full audio of Panel 1: "Making Work Pay" from the event Facilitating and Rewarding Work

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Facilitating and Rewarding Work

Events • December 12, 2007 • Washington, DC

The Project hosted a two-part forum on ways to encourage, facilitate, and reward work. Jason Furman provided an overview of a strategy paper, which suggested a long-term approach to expanding opportunity, along with specific near-term policies to promote work and reduce poverty.

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