Brookings: Experts - Carol Graham

Paradox and Perception : Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Paradox and Perception greatly improves our understanding of the determinants of well-being in Latin America based on a broad "quality of life" concept that challenges some standard assumptions in economics, including those about the relationship between happiness and income.

Why Are Afghans Smiling?

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Though Afghanistan has been at war much of the last 30 years, Carol Graham and Jeremy Shapiro find that Afghans remain surprisingly happy. Graham and Shapiro believe adaptations to crime and corruption play a major role and argue that better understanding of multiple happiness factors, including Taliban influence, should shape future U.S. strategy in the country.

Well-being and Public Attitudes in Afghanistan: Some Insights from the Economics of Happiness

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In Afghanistan, individuals have to cope with the most adverse of circumstances. Carol Graham and Soumya Chattopadhyay use tools provided by a new approach in economics that relies on surveys of happiness or reported well-being to deepen our understanding of conditions there.They conclude that average happiness scores in Afghanistan are higher than the world average and discuss the implications of this and other findings for policy.

The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Recommendations for Action

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Leaders of the Western Hemisphere gathered in Trinidad and Tobago on April 17-19, 2009 for the fifth Summit of the Americas. In a series of commentary articles focused on the summit's agenda and key challenges, Brookings experts discuss critical economic, social, energy and climate change issues facing the leaders attending the summit and propose recommendations for policy action.

The Financial Crisis and Pursuing Happiness

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In a recent interview, Carol Graham discusses how happiness and general well being has been affected by the recent financial crisis.

Gross National Happiness and the Economy

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the global financial crisis continues, Carol Graham and Soumya Chattopadhyay examine the potential impact of the crisis on the happiness level of Americans and discuss ways happiness rises and falls with economic changes.

Happiness And Health: Lessons—And Questions—For Public Policy

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Carol Graham reviews the happiness-health relationship from aneconomics perspective, highlighting the role of adaptation.

Shopping and Happiness

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

It's supposed to be the "most wonderful time of the year." But for many Americans, the obligatory shopping that we do around the holidays results in more stress and less contentment. Carol Graham considers how shopping affects our happiness levels and whether ratcheting down our consumption will make us more or less content as a society.

Obesity and the Influence of Others

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Op-ed by Carol Graham, Ross A. Hammond and H. Peyton Young (08/21/07)

For Frustrated Achievers, More Is Less

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Article about Carol Graham (07/12/07)

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and Priorities

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges Report by Global Economy and Development (February 2007)

Measuring Happiness

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Interview wth Carol Graham, The Kojo Nnamdi Show (1/9/07)

Brookings Trade Forum: 2006 : Global Labor Markets?

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The ninth issue of the Brookings Trade Forum brings together some of the foremost experts on migration, representing diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

Optimism and Poverty in Africa: Adaptation or a Means to Survival?

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Carol Graham (October 2006)

Cheap Food, Societal Norms

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Wall Street Journal blog with Carol Graham (08/25/06)

Is Latin America Going Radical?

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

With Hugo Chavez as an increasingly vocal critic of the United States, the electoral victory of Evo Morales in Bolivia, continued political instability in Ecuador; and the recent emergence of Ollanta Humala, an anti-market, extreme nationalist dark-horse political candidate in the electoral race in Peru, there is much discussion of Latin America's looming lurch to the radical left, with a host of negative implications for democracy, trade, and foreign investment in the region.

The Economics of Happiness

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Carol Graham, World Economics (September 2005)

Variance in Obesity Across Cohorts and Countries: A Norms Based Explanation Using Happiness Surveys

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

CSED Working Paper by Carol Graham and Andrew Felton (September 2005)

Some Insights on Development from the Economics of Happiness

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Carol Graham, World Bank Research Observer (April 2005)

Don't Let U.S. Politics Affect World's Poor Through World Bank Manipulation

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham, Christian Science Monitor (3/28/05)

Does Inequality Matter to Individual Welfare? An Initial Exploration Based on Happiness Surveys from Latin America

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

CSED working paper 38 on perceptions of inequality among Latin Americans

Brookings Trade Forum: 2004 : Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

How is globalization linked to global poverty and to global inequality? Such questions are at the center of a heated and, at times, acrimonious debate, despite the large and growing literatures in economics and other disciplines. This volume of the Brookings Trade Forum aims to summarize what is known from the existing body of scholarly research and identify the questions on which there is less conclusive evidence and consensus.

Latin America is Far From Rejecting Democracy

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham, London Financial Times (8/2/04)

The Economics of Happiness

Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Carol Graham, NPR's On Point (7/15/04)

Does Economic Crisis Reduce Support for Markets and Democracy in Latin America? Lessons from Surveys of Public Opinion and Well Being

Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Carol Graham and Sandip Sukhtankar, Journal of Latin American Studies (2/10/04)

Well Being and Unemployment in Russia in the 1990's: Can Society's Suffering Be Individuals' Solace?

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

CSED Working Paper No. 35

Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Carol Graham, Andrew Eggers, and Sandip Sukhtankar

Crisis in Bolivia, Dominoes in Latin America?

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham, Providence Journal (11/11/03)

Rationale and Operating Principles for the Proposed Social Investment Fund for the Americas

Wed, 05 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Carol Graham, House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere (11/5/03)

The View from Mars: The Missing Debate on Income Inequality in America

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham and Andrew Oswald (8/6/03)

The Effects of Income Losses and Gains on Happiness: Do Temporary Trends Matter

Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

The Effects of Income Losses and Gains on Happiness

Ignorance Fills the Income Gulf

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham and Peyton Young, Boston Globe (6/23/03)

The Other War : Global Poverty and the Millennium Challenge Account

Sun, 15 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

This book makes concrete recommendations on crafting a new blueprint for distributing and delivering aid to make the Millenium Challenge Account an effective tool, not only in its own right, but also in transforming U.S. foreign aid and strengthening

The Other War: Global Poverty and the Millennium Challenge Account

Wed, 09 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

The Other War: Global Poverty and the Millenium Challenge Account

Governance in an Integrated Global Economy

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Powerful as it is, the United States cannot address many of today's gravest challenges without joining hands with governments and citizens of other nations. Brookings Review article by Carol Graham and Robert E. Litan (Spring 2003)

Economic Crisis, Markets, and Democracy in Latin America: Some Evidence From the Economics of Happiness

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

As crisis after crisis has swept through Latin America, optimism about the region's turn to the market and democratic government during the mid-1990s has given way to grave concern. Brookings Review article by Carol Graham and Sandip Sukhtankar (Spri

Stemming the Backlash Against Globalization

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #78, by Carol Graham (April 2001)

Is Economic Crisis Reducing Support for Markets and Democracy in Latin America? Some Evidence from the Economics of Happiness

Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

CSED Working Paper No. 30: ""Is Economic Crisis Reducing Support for Markets and Democracy in Latin America?

The IMF's Dilemma in Argentina: Time for a New Approach to Lending?

Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #111, by Carol Graham and Paul Masson (November 2002)

The Costs of Book-Cooking

Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution, and Robert E. Litan, Vice President and Director, Economic Studies, the Brookings Institution in the Christian Science Monitor, September 4, 2002

Cooking the Books: The Cost to the Economy

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #106, by Carol Graham, Robert Litan, and Sandip Sukhtanker (July 2002)

Shares Crash Has a Silver Lining

Thu, 25 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution, and Robert E. Litan, Vice President and Director, Economic Studies, the Brookings Institution, in the Australian Financial Review, July 25, 2002

The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall: An Estimate of the Costs of the Crisis in Corporate Governance

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Working paper by Carol Graham, Robert Litan, and Sandip Sukhtankar, the Brookings Institution, for the Brookings Website

Crafting Sustainable Social Contracts in Latin America: Political Economy, Public Attitudes, and Social Policy

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

CSED Working Paper No. 29: Crafting Sustainable Social Contracts in Latin America: Political Economy, Public Attitudes, and Social Policy

Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia

Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

CSED Working Paper No. 28: Does Happiness Pay? An Exploration Based on Panel Data from Russia

Bush Points U.S. Aid in the Right Direction

Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, and Carol Graham, Deputy Director of Economic Studies, the Brookings Institution, in the Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2002

Strengthening Institutional Capacity in Poor Countries: Shoring Up Institutions, Reducing Global Poverty

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #98, by Carol Graham (April 2002)

Why Argentina '02 Is Not Russia '98

Tue, 12 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Clifford Gaddy, Fellow, and Carol Graham, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in the Globalist, February 12, 2002

Happiness and Hardship : Opportunity and Insecurity in New Market Economies

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Graham and Pettinato provide a new conceptual framework for analyzing the relationship between subjective well being and the political sustainability of market-oriented economic growth in 17 Latin American countries and Russia.

Winners and Losers: Perspectives on Globalization from the Emerging Market Economies

Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Carol Graham (Fall 2001)

Happiness, Markets, and Democracy: Latin America in Comparative Perspective

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Latin America in Comparative Perspective

Stuck In The Tunnel: Is Globalization Muddling The Middle Class?

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMT

An assessment of how middle-income groups are faring with the global turn to the market

New Markets, New Opportunities? : Economic and Social Mobility in a Changing World

Fri, 12 Nov 1999 00:00:00 GMT

This book provides a summary of the latest research on the economics and politics of social mobility in both developed and emerging market economies, including the conceptual issues involved and the challenges of accurately documenting trends.

Assessing Hardship and Happiness: Trends in Mobility and Expectations in the New Market Economies

Fri, 01 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Hardship and Happiness: Trends in Mobility and Expectations in the New Market Economies, working paper by Carol Graham and Stefano Pettinato

New Markets, New Opportunities?: Mobility Issues in the Emerging Market Economies

Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Nancy Birdsall and Carol Graham (Fall 1999)

Beyond Tradeoffs : Market Reforms and Equitable Growth in Latin America

Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:00:00 GMT

In Beyond Tradeoffs, Latin American experts demonstrate how market-friendly measures in key policy areas can simultaneously promote greater equity and greater efficiency, challenging the conventional wisdom that there is always a tradeoff between the

Private Markets for Public Goods : Raising the Stakes in Economic Reform

Mon, 22 Jun 1998 00:00:00 GMT

This book studies the effects of incorporating market incentives into the public goods arena. The studies show that the incorporation of new market incentives, such as vouchers in education and private social security systems, can have positive effec

A Half Penny on the Federal Dollar : The Future of Development Aid

Mon, 21 Apr 1997 00:00:00 GMT

In this book, O'Hanlon and Graham focus on the U.S.'s international spending, primarily on foreign assistance; placing official development assistance in a broad historical, international, and economic perspective.

From Safety Nets to Social Policy: Lessons from the Developing Countries for the Transition Economies

Sat, 01 Feb 1997 00:00:00 GMT

From Safety Nets to Social Policy, MacArthur Foundation Program in International Security, Working Paper Series, February 1997, by Carol Graham. Few topics have received as much discussion in transition economies as have the social costs of market-or

Peru: The Prison of Poverty Is the Problem

Sat, 11 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham, Los Angeles Times (1/12/97)

People's Capitalism Makes Headway in Peru

Fri, 19 Apr 1996 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Carol Graham, The Wall Street Journal (4/19/96)

Raising the Stakes: Involving the Public and Enhancing Equity in Market Reforms

Fri, 01 Mar 1996 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review, Spring 1996

Safety Nets, Politics, and the Poor : Transitions to Market Economies

Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 GMT

The author examines how economic safety nets can provide an environment in which economic reform is more politically sustainable, with a particular focus on how political and institutional contexts affect the kinds of safety nets that are implemented

From Emergency Employment to Social Investment : Alleviating Poverty in Chile

Wed, 27 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMT

This book discusses Chile's transition to Democracy, focusing mainly on the growth of poverty throughout the country and the government's response through welfare policy.