Alison Burke
Brookings
Washington, DC, United States
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On Earth Day, 5 things you need to know about environmental policy and research
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans participated in massive rallies and events across the country with the goal of raising awareness of the deterioration of the environment, and to spur governm… → Read More
Why undocumented immigration from Latin America to the US will slow to a crawl—even without a border wall
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently estimated that President Trump’s much-discussed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico could cost as much as $21.6 billion. As the federal governm… → Read More
Working class white Americans are now dying in middle age at faster rates than minority groups
In 2015, Princeton Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton made global headlines after documenting a shocking rise in the proportion of white non-Hispanic Americans dying in middle age. This year, as… → Read More
Brookings announces David M. Rubenstein Fellowships
WASHINGTON, DC — Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott announced today the establishment of the David M. Rubenstein Fellowships. As part of the Institution’s strategic plan for its second … → Read More
10 facts about water policy and infrastructure in the US
From the water safety crisis in Flint, Michigan to the near-disaster with the Oroville Dam in California, a string of water-related events have made headlines, and called into question the U.S. foc… → Read More
Why are so many American men not working?
Despite recent gains in employment rates across the country, one in seven, (or 15 percent) of American men between the ages of 25 and 54 currently aren’t working—and this number has been on the rise for decades. → Read More
How the presidential candidates plan to tackle tax policy
Between stump speeches and heated debates, the 2016 presidential candidates have been mulling over an issue more likely to affect the daily lives of Americans than the topics typically captured in soundbites: Tax policy. → Read More
Director Adam McKay and economics experts on what “The Big Short” got right about the financial crisis – and what it didn’t
Is the narrative of "The Big Short" the best explanation of the financial crisis? Director Adam McKay joined economics experts, a journalist who worked on the movie, and one of the people behind a real-life short portrayed in the film to discuss. → Read More
Introducing the Brookings Centennial Scholar Initiative: A new year, a new approach to scholarship
As Brookings turns 100 and we usher in a new year, the Institution welcomes a new style of scholarship focused on fostering work that is cross-program, inter-disciplinary, international, and intensely focused on impact: The Brookings Centennial Scholar Initiative. → Read More
The top Brookings videos of 2015
From a deep dive into marijuana policy in the U.S. to a conversation with the former Greek finance minister, these are some of the most popular Brookings videos of 2015. → Read More
The best Brookings longreads of 2015
If you’re lucky enough to land a few minutes to yourself this holiday season, Brookings has plenty of in-depth reading you can escape to. → Read More
8 big ideas for reforming college in the U.S.
In a recent blog series on college reform, Brookings experts and guest writers proposed eight big ideas that could lead to a more cost-effective college education system that promotes social mobility. → Read More
How your credit score could predict the success of your relationship, in 4 charts
New research suggests that your credit score could offer important insight into who’ll you end up with romantically and how long you’ll stay together. → Read More
How your credit score could predict the success of your relationship, in 4 charts
New research suggests that your credit score could offer important insight into who’ll you end up with romantically and how long you’ll stay together. → Read More
How your credit score could predict the success of your relationship, in 4 charts
New research suggests that your credit score could offer important insight into who’ll you end up with romantically and how long you’ll stay together. → Read More
5 facts about student debt in the U.S.
Are we actually in the midst of a “student debt crisis?” In a new report published in the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis examine debt held by four million student loan borrowers since 1970 to shed some light on who exactly is borrowing—and defaulting—the most. → Read More
5 facts about student debt in the U.S.
Are we actually in the midst of a “student debt crisis?” In a new report published in the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis examine debt held by four million student loan borrowers since 1970 to shed some light on who exactly is borrowing—and defaulting—the most. → Read More
5 facts about student debt in the U.S.
Are we actually in the midst of a “student debt crisis?” In a new report published in the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis examine debt held by four million student loan borrowers since 1970 to shed some light on who exactly is borrowing—and defaulting—the most. → Read More
5 facts about student debt in the U.S.
Are we actually in the midst of a “student debt crisis?” In a new report published in the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis examine debt held by four million student loan borrowers since 1970 to shed some light on who exactly is borrowing—and defaulting—the most. → Read More
New research shows raising the top income tax rate won’t reduce inequality
If there’s one thing that virtually all economists, political pundits and members of the American workforce can agree on, it’s that the recent trends in economic mobility in the U.S. are a problem. What they don’t agree on, however, is a solution. → Read More