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Save to My Portfolio The Credit Crisis and the Auto Industry

Gary Burtless, December 30, 2008

Senior Fellow Gary Burtless says the credit crisis has resulted in a serious domino affect for the auto industry where the consumer can’t borrow to buy cars and auto makers can’t borrow to stay afloat – this can have a profound impact on unemployment rates, he notes. Watch Video

U.S. Economy, Financial Markets, Auto Industry, Financial Services, Fiscal Policy

SPOTLIGHT: Infrastructure


Reuters/Richard Carson-Traffic flows at dusk with the downtown Houston skyline.

Save to My Portfolio "Stimulus" Doesn't Have to Mean Pork

Clifford Winston, December 28, 2008

In order for Barack Obama to truly stimulate the nation’s economy through infrastructure spending, Clifford Winston argues the president-elect needs to wring wasteful spending not just out of pork projects, but out of all of his transportation expenditures. Unlike the bailout of the financial system, sound economic guidelines do exist to enable investments to generate large social returns: eliminate onerous regulations that inflate the cost of labor and capital, eliminate the politically devised formula that allocates funds to states and charge travelers for the costs they incur from using the transportation system. Read More

Infrastructure, Transportation, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economy

 

Save to My Portfolio On Bailouts, Congress should Tread Lightly

Bill Frenzel, December 22, 2008

Brookings Guest Scholar Bill Frenzel, a former Member of Congress, says federal legislators should tread carefully when considering bailing out failing businesses. Watch Video

U.S. Economy, Financial Markets, Business

SPOTLIGHT: Non-profits


Reuters/Lucy Nicholson - Worker at sewing machine.

Save to My Portfolio Don’t Forget the Human Infrastructure

Isabel V. Sawhill, December 22, 2008

As Congress and the new Administration consider spending billions of dollars to stimulate the economy in these tough economic times, Isabel Sawhill warns them not to forget the nonprofit organizations that help those in need. Sawhill says 10 percent of any stimulus should be invested in "human infrastructure." Read More

Non-profits, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economy

Economic Studies

Save to My Portfolio Alice M. Rivlin Selected as One of the 25 Greatest Public Servants Over the Past 25 years.

The 25 Great Public Servants were selected by a committee of the Council for Excellence in Government Trustees for their outstanding leadership in government at all levels and the example they set for up and coming public servants across the country. Together, they personify the imagination, experience, talent and commitment to the public interest that is so urgently needed to meet the challenges we face and inspire future public servants to follow in their footsteps. 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

SPOTLIGHT: AUTO INDUSTRY

Save to My Portfolio The Big Three Automakers Bailout

As Detroit automakers, Congress and the White House come to agreement on the terms of an aid package and the appointment of a “car czar,” Brookings experts analyze whether Detroit deserves a bailout, what form it should take and whether it will work. Learn More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio The Origins of the Financial Crisis

Martin Neil Baily, Robert E. Litan, Matthew S. Johnson, November 2008

In the third installment of the Fixing Finance series, Martin Baily, Robert Litan and Matthew Johnson conduct a thorough analysis of the origins of the financial crisis. They conclude that the crisis had its origins in an asset price bubble that interacted with new kinds of financial innovations that masked risk, with companies that failed to follow their own risk management procedures, and with regulators and supervisors who failed to restrain excessive taking. Read More

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U.S. Economy The Credit Crisis and the Auto Industry

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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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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 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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.