Brookings Institution

TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH THAT LEADS TO NEW IDEAS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVEL.

ECONOMIC STUDIES:THE ECONOMIC STUDIES PROGRAM PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AND EMERGING ECONOMIC ISSUES TO INFORM PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL POLICY SOLUTIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, ECONOMIC STUDIES SCHOLARS CONDUCTED RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS IN THE AREAS OF SOUND MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY, TAXATION, INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND MOBILITY, HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL INSURANCE ECONOMICS, COVID-19 RECOVERY, THE EFFICIENT WORKING OF MARKETS, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT GROWTH. ECONOMIC STUDIES ALSO CONTINUED TO PRODUCE THE BROOKINGS PAPERS ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THE LEADING SOURCE OF POLICY-ORIENTED, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON MACROECONOMICS. THE ECONOMIC STUDIES PROGRAM DISSEMINATED ITS FREQUENTLY CITED SCHOLARSHIP IN MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PUBLISHED REPORTS AND RESEARCH PAPERS, WHILE ALSO PUBLISHING LONGER-FORM BOOKS AND JOURNALS AND SHORTER-FORM OP-EDS AND BLOG POSTS. THE PROGRAM HELD DOZENS OF EVENTS AND ITS SCHOLARS ALSO REGULARLY SPOKE AT EXTERNAL EVENTS AND TESTIFIED BEFORE THE U.S. CONGRESS. IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM'S WORK INFORMED KEY POLICY INITIATIVES RANGING FROM NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESPONSES DURING COVID-19, TO ADDRESSING SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING IN THE NO SURPRISES ACT.

FOREIGN POLICY:THE FOREIGN POLICY PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND DIALOGUE IN ORDER TO INFORM PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND POLICY DECISIONS CONCERNING THE MOST PRESSING GEOPOLITICAL AND SECURITY ISSUES FACING THE U.S. POLICYMAKING COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. IN THE PAST YEAR, FOREIGN POLICY SCHOLARS HAVE PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF REPORTS AND BOOKS, INCLUDING ON THE POLITICS OF THE PANDEMICS AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL ORDER, U.S. GRAND STRATEGY, AND U.S-CHINA RELATIONS. THE FOREIGN POLICY PROGRAM HAS CONVENED NUMEROUS EVENTS WITH LEADING U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY EXPERTS, FOREIGN POLICY SCHOLARS HAVE ALSO MADE APPEARANCES ON AND CONTRIBUTED TO ARTICLES IN MAJOR NEWS AND POLICY OUTLETS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE. IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR LEADING SCHOLARSHIP, IN RECENT MONTHS OUR SCHOLARS HAVE PROVIDED TESTIMONY AND POLICY BRIEFINGS TO THE U.S. CONGRESS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE WORLD.

GLOBAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT:THE GLOBAL ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT (GLOBAL) PROGRAM OFFERS INNOVATIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS AND TOOLS TO HELP GLOBAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS BUILD MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL. GLOBAL'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS PROVIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT INFORM POLICY AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN FIVE MAJOR THEMATIC AREAS: HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; CLIMATE POLICY AND ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT; AND RENEWED MULTILATERALISM AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. THROUGH THIS WORK, GLOBAL EXPERTS HOPE TO INFORM AND FACILITATE PROGRESS TOWARD THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS), BUILD PARTNERSHIPS IN PURSUIT OF INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE GLOBAL POVERTY AND OTHER SOURCES OF SOCIAL STRESS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, GLOBAL CONTINUED TO BRING ITS FINDINGS TO KEY POLICY STAKEHOLDERS BOTH WITHIN THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE THROUGH DOZENS OF VIRTUAL PANELS AND EVENTS, POLICY ENGAGEMENTS (E.G., PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BRIEFINGS), WIDELY READ OP-EDS AND REPORTS, AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS THAT ARE INFORMING POLICYMAKERS ON TRENDS RELATED TO WELLBEING, LEARNING, WORKER MOBILITY, AND MORE.

ECONOMIC STUDIES:THE ECONOMIC STUDIES PROGRAM PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AND EMERGING ECONOMIC ISSUES TO INFORM PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL POLICY SOLUTIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, ECONOMIC STUDIES SCHOLARS CONDUCTED RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS IN THE AREAS OF SOUND MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY, TAXATION, INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND MOBILITY, HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL INSURANCE ECONOMICS, COVID-19 RECOVERY, THE EFFICIENT WORKING OF MARKETS, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT GROWTH. ECONOMIC STUDIES ALSO CONTINUED TO PRODUCE THE BROOKINGS PAPERS ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THE LEADING SOURCE OF POLICY-ORIENTED, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON MACROECONOMICS. THE ECONOMIC STUDIES PROGRAM DISSEMINATED ITS FREQUENTLY CITED SCHOLARSHIP IN MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PUBLISHED REPORTS AND RESEARCH PAPERS, WHILE ALSO PUBLISHING LONGER-FORM BOOKS AND JOURNALS AND SHORTER-FORM OP-EDS AND BLOG POSTS. THE PROGRAM HELD DOZENS OF EVENTS AND ITS SCHOLARS ALSO REGULARLY SPOKE AT EXTERNAL EVENTS AND TESTIFIED BEFORE THE U.S. CONGRESS. IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM'S WORK INFORMED KEY POLICY INITIATIVES RANGING FROM NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESPONSES DURING COVID-19, TO ADDRESSING SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING IN THE NO SURPRISES ACT.

FOREIGN POLICY:THE FOREIGN POLICY PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND DIALOGUE IN ORDER TO INFORM PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND POLICY DECISIONS CONCERNING THE MOST PRESSING GEOPOLITICAL AND SECURITY ISSUES FACING THE U.S. POLICYMAKING COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. IN THE PAST YEAR, FOREIGN POLICY SCHOLARS HAVE PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF REPORTS AND BOOKS, INCLUDING ON THE POLITICS OF THE PANDEMICS AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL ORDER, U.S. GRAND STRATEGY, AND U.S-CHINA RELATIONS. THE FOREIGN POLICY PROGRAM HAS CONVENED NUMEROUS EVENTS WITH LEADING U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY EXPERTS, FOREIGN POLICY SCHOLARS HAVE ALSO MADE APPEARANCES ON AND CONTRIBUTED TO ARTICLES IN MAJOR NEWS AND POLICY OUTLETS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE. IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR LEADING SCHOLARSHIP, IN RECENT MONTHS OUR SCHOLARS HAVE PROVIDED TESTIMONY AND POLICY BRIEFINGS TO THE U.S. CONGRESS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE WORLD.

GLOBAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT:THE GLOBAL ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT (GLOBAL) PROGRAM OFFERS INNOVATIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS AND TOOLS TO HELP GLOBAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS BUILD MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL. GLOBAL'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS PROVIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT INFORM POLICY AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN FIVE MAJOR THEMATIC AREAS: HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; CLIMATE POLICY AND ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT; AND RENEWED MULTILATERALISM AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. THROUGH THIS WORK, GLOBAL EXPERTS HOPE TO INFORM AND FACILITATE PROGRESS TOWARD THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS), BUILD PARTNERSHIPS IN PURSUIT OF INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE GLOBAL POVERTY AND OTHER SOURCES OF SOCIAL STRESS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, GLOBAL CONTINUED TO BRING ITS FINDINGS TO KEY POLICY STAKEHOLDERS BOTH WITHIN THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE THROUGH DOZENS OF VIRTUAL PANELS AND EVENTS, POLICY ENGAGEMENTS (E.G., PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BRIEFINGS), WIDELY READ OP-EDS AND REPORTS, AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS THAT ARE INFORMING POLICYMAKERS ON TRENDS RELATED TO WELLBEING, LEARNING, WORKER MOBILITY, AND MORE.