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  • Nov. 15, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    Happiness around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires

    Speaker: Carol Graham, Brookings Institution, Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Brookings Global – CERES Economic and Social Policy in Latin America Initiative For centuries the pursuit of…
  • Oct. 26, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    Immigrants, Education, and U.S. Economic Competitiveness

    Speaker: Audrey Singer, Brookings Institution, Nonresident Senior Fellow - Centennial Scholar Initiative In the ongoing, highly-charged debate over U.S. immigration, a key policy consideration is the economic impact of…
  • Oct. 19, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    The Federal Deficit Battle of 2011

    Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Co-Director - Center on Children and Families After failing to reach agreement on revenue increases and health care reforms, the two major issues…
  • Sep. 27, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    The Next Swing Region: Reappointment and Redistricting in the Intermountain West

    David Damore, Brookings Institution, Nonresident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies During the first decade of the 21st century no region in the nation experienced the political and demographic changes that occurred in the…
  • Apr. 19, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    Booms and Busts: Russia and It's Oil, 1970 to 2011 and Beyond

    Cliff Gaddy, Brookings Institution - Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe For 40 years Russia’s domestic economic and political development and its foreign policy ambitions have been driven…
  • Apr. 7, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    The Future of the Internet in an Era of Spam, Cyber-Bullying, and Wikileaks

    Darrell M. West, Brookings Institution Vice President, and Director - Governance Studies Founding Director - Center for Technology Innovation This lecture examines ways to use technology to improve public sector…
  • Mar. 22, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century

    Peter Singer, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy A look at the political, military, ethical and legal questions that surround the growing use of unmanned systems in war, including those found at military…
  • Mar. 1, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    The Emergence of Latin America: A Break with History?

    The Emergence of Latin America: A Break with History? Speaker: Mauricio Cardenas
  • Feb. 15, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    Climate Change and Development

    Katherine Sierra, Brookings Institution - Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development The least developed countries are not responsible for global climate change, yet will suffer most from its impact. And the…
  • Feb. 10, 2011
    Brookings Mountain West

    Education in the Developing World: Helping to Solve the World’s Big Problems?

    Education in the Developing World: Helping to Solve the World’s Big Problems? Rebecca Winthrop
  • Nov. 18, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    Do Students Have Too Much Homework?

    Tom Loveless
  • Nov. 10, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    Toughing It Out in Afghanistan

    Mike O'Hanlon
  • Oct. 26, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    The Housing Market 'Reset' and the Future of American Housing Polic

    Alan Mallach
  • Oct. 19, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    Two Years Later and Two Weeks to Go: From the Panic of 2008 to the Mid-Terms of 2010

    Jim Johnson
  • Sep. 14, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    Deficits and Disaster

    Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Co-Director – Center on Children and Families The nation’s deficit path is unsustainable. The public debt is likely to increase by $1 trillion per…
  • Apr. 22, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    The First Thing We Do, Let's Deregulate All the Lawyers

    Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution Searle Freedom Trust Senior Fellow - Economic Studies This presentation argues that licensing restrictions for the legal profession cannot be justified on cost-benefit grounds. We…
  • Apr. 8, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    The Recent Migration Slowdown and America's Changing Regional Demographics

    William H. Frey
  • Apr. 6, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    Creating an Opportunity Society

    Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Co-Director - Center on Children and Families America presents citizens and immigrants with great opportunity to get ahead. Even so, there is less…
  • Mar. 9, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    The New Geography of Immigration and Local Policy Responses

    Audrey Singer, Brookings Institution Nonresident Senior Fellow - Centennial Scholar Initiative Recent years have seen a shift in the settlement patterns of U.S. immigrants, away from well-established metro areas and into…
  • Feb. 25, 2010
    Brookings Mountain West

    Climate Change and Real Estate: How Environmental Risks and Policies Impact Markets

    Adele Morris, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Policy Director - Climate and Energy Economics Project The economic relationship between climate and property, with a focus on the Southwest, is…