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POLITICO: States slow to opt into permanent summer meals program
“A 2020 study from The Hamilton Project, an economic policy group within the Brookings Institution, found preliminary evidence that the program meaningfully re…
Marketplace: With prices falling and incomes rising, consumers get a break in time for Christmas
“Why is income growing so much now? It’s hard to say. ‘I mean, we’re going to be debating this as economists for years to come,’ said Wendy Edelberg at the Bro…
The New York Times: As need rises, housing aid hits lowest level in nearly 25 years
“In the past 40 years, entitlements have grown 15 times as fast as discretionary programs outside of defense, Robert Greenstein of the Brookings Institution ha…
NextCity: How cities can spur the conversion of offices into greener apartments
“In a recent policy proposal, we lay out a set of criteria to identify commercial office properties that are suitable for conversion and determine that about …
Marketplace: House GOP threatens to defund office that studies, advocates for working women
“And the Women’s Bureau doesn’t just study those issues, noted economist Lauren Bauer with the Brookings Institution. ‘They actually do things to advance an ag…
Comments on “Modernizing H–2 program requirements, oversight, and worker protections” rule
A comment on “Modernizing H–2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections" suggests modifications and additions to the proposed rule.
The New York Times: Is remote work the answer to women’s prayers, or a new ‘mommy track’?
“But ‘the difference is who really needs the flexibility in order to not quit their job,’ said Lauren Bauer, a Brookings Institution fellow who co-wrote an ana…
The New York Times: The ‘silver lining to the pandemic’ for working mothers
"The analysis, by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution and based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data, identifies a major reason: the newfound abili…
