Brookings: Topics - Intergenerational Equity

Economic Stimulus and the Budget Deficit

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:22:55 GMT

In these tough times, the economy needs a stimulus, regardless of the impact on the deficit, says Isabel Sawhill. But prudent action needs to be taken to address runaway entitlement spending and that agenda should reconsider our intergenerational spending priorities.

Policy Proposals to Help Support Young Children and their Families

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Julia Isaacs outlines three policy proposals that have proved cost-effective and that can help to reduce burdens on young families.

Why We Need to Cut Seniors' Benefits

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Isabel Sawhill discusses the big three of entitlement programs - Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid and how they will wreak havoc on the country's finances (and yours) unless we scale them back.

Supporting Young Children and Families: An Investment that Pays

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Julia B. Isaacs details how the growing evidence about the importance of children’s early years is changing public attitudes toward early childhood programs. Adopting a well-designed package of investments in children from birth to five will improve children’s health, school achievement, and opportunities for future economic success.

Impacts of Early Childhood Programs

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Julia Isaacs and Emily Roessel assess the effects of five early childhood education programs—State Pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Model Early Childhood Programs and Nurse Home Visiting—that have had positive impacts on children’s cognitive skills and/or school outcomes.

Revising the Intergenerational Contract

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Isabel Sawhill and Emily Monea argue that it's time to tear up the intergenerational contract as we know it and construct public policy around the one group of people for whom social investments really pay off: kids.

The Frayed American Dream

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A sharp rise in income inequality in the United States has created large gaps between the haves and the have-nots. Based on new Brookings research, most of today’s adults are better off than their own parents were when they were growing up. The converse: one third remains worse off. Many middle-class families are only one earner away from poverty. Isabel Sawhill and Julia Isaacs argue that America could and should do better, through better access to education, including early childhood education.

The Intergenerational Balancing Act: Where Children Fit in an Aging Society

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

In the first annual Kristin Anderson Moore lecture for Child Trends, Isabel Sawhill discusses how future generations will have to deal with the challenges of globalization and low savings rates, and emphasizes the need for higher education and fiscal responsibility.

Priority or Afterthought? Children and the Federal Budget

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A country's priorities are reflected in its budget. Most people agree that "children are our future," but there's less agreement on how well we are preparing the next generation to lead us into that future. Many argue that it is important to invest in children and youth, building their knowledge and skills so they can be productive workers and citizens. But are we investing enough in them?

Cost-Effective Investments in Children

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

How can we balance the budget in the next five years? In a series of papers on budget choices, Brookings analysts examine options for reducing domestic discretionary spending, pruning the defense budget, raising revenues, and investing additional resources in children. An overall deficit reduction plan uses the ideas developed in this series to balance the budget in the next five years. All five papers in this series, and more information about the Budgeting for National Priorities project, can be found at www.brookings.edu/budget.

The Future of Children: Fall 2006 : Opportunity in America

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

This semiannual journal provides research and analysis to promote effective policies and programs for children. In this volume, the nation's leading scholars on social mobility focus on the extent to which children’s chances of success depend on the circumstances into which they are born.

Debt is Cheating Our Children's Future

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Isabel V. Sawhill, Kansas City Star (4/23/06)

The Effects of Investing in Early Education on Economic Growth

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Policy Brief #153 by William T. Dickens, Isabel V. Sawhill and Jeffrey Tebbs (April 2006)

The Effects of Investing in Early Education on Economic Growth

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by William T. Dickens, Isabel V. Sawhill and Jeffrey Tebbs (April 2006)

Domestic Entitlements and the Federal Budget

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Isabel V. Sawhill, House Committee on the Budget (2/15/06)

How Public Spending Neglects Children

Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Isabel V. Sawhill, Minneapolis Star-Tribune (10/16/05)

Budget Deficits, Social Security, and Younger Generations

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Peter R. Orszag, House Budget Committee Forum (9/13/04)

Investing in Children

Thu, 01 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Investing in children can be accomplished by reorienting child-care subsidies and tax credits toward low-income working families and by investing more in high-quality preschool programs for their children. Children's Roundtable Report #1