Author: Lael Brainard / Political Geography: America

Author:: Lael Brainard
Publication Date:: 02-2008
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Brookings Institution
Abstract:: Compiled by Brookings Institution experts, this chart is part of a series of issue indices to be published during the 2008 Presidential election cycle. The policy issues included in this series were chosen by Brookings staff and represent the most critical topics facing America's next President. Available voting records and statements vary based on time in office. For candidates who have not been a Member of Congress, public statements are noted when available.
Topic:: Economics, International Trade and Finance, and Politics
Political Geography:: United States and America

Author:: Robert E. Litan, Nicholas Warren, and Lael Brainard
Publication Date:: 07-2005
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Brookings Institution
Abstract:: With a new wave of white-collar offshoring coming fast on the heels of accelerated job losses in manufacturing, an ever-broader pool of American workers is finding that the nation's safety net has more holes than netting. The nation can and must do more to help insure the livelihoods of American workers in the face of structural shifts of whatever form, while preserving the benefits of an open and innovative economy. With technological change and offshoring accelerating job turnover and the pace at which workers' job-specific skills lose value, the time has come for the federal government to strengthen the existing safety net.
Topic:: Economics, Government, and Human Welfare
Political Geography:: United States and America

Author:: Robert E. Litan, Nicholas Warren, and Lael Brainard
Publication Date:: 07-2005
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Brookings Institution
Abstract:: With a new wave of white-collar offshoring coming fast on the heels of accelerated job losses in manufacturing, an ever-broader pool of American workers is finding that the nation's safety net has more holes than netting. The nation can and must do more to help insure the livelihoods of American workers in the face of structural shifts of whatever form, while preserving the benefits of an open and innovative economy. With technological change and offshoring accelerating job turnover and the pace at which workers' job-specific skills lose value, the time has come for the federal government to strengthen the existing safety net.
Topic:: Economics, Government, Human Welfare, and Poverty
Political Geography:: America

Author:: Lael Brainard and Robert E. Litan
Publication Date:: 04-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Brookings Institution
Abstract:: Americans worry the economy is permanently shedding jobs and compressing wages, not only in manufacturing but also now in services once assumed immune to foreign competition. The digitization of information and expanded bandwidth abroad are enabling companies to outsource to low-wage countries services ranging from routine call center work to higher-value software programming, medical diagnosis, and research and analytical activities.
Topic:: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: America

Author:: Lael Brainard
Publication Date:: 11-2001
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Brookings Institution
Abstract:: No sooner had Americans digested the horror of September 11 than voices on both sides of the debate began making the connection to globalization. Advocates argued that the attacks were directed at globalization, or, if not the target, globalization was the chief casualty. Others bemoaned an even more troubling possibility: globalization would callously continue its crusade unmoved by the events of September 11.
Topic:: Security, Defense Policy, and Terrorism
Political Geography:: United States and America

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