Research Programs, Centers, and Projects
Research Programs
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Economic Studies
The Brookings Economic Studies program analyzes current and emerging economic issues facing the United States and the world, focusing on ideas to achieve broad-based economic growth, a strong labor market, sound fiscal and monetary policy, and economic opportunity and social mobility. The research aims to increase understanding of how the economy works and what can be done to make it work better.
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Foreign Policy
The Foreign Policy program at Brookings is a leading center of policy-relevant scholarship exploring the rapidly re-ordering geopolitics of the great and major powers, and the disordering relations among states and transnational actors in the greater Middle East. Our scholars provide concrete policy recommendations for how U.S. strategy, the international security architecture, and key allies should adapt to changing threats and opportunities.
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Global Economy and Development
Founded in 2006, the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings aims to shape the policy debate on how to improve global economic cooperation and fight global poverty and sources of social stress. With a long-term vision of strong, sustainable, and balanced growth for a prosperous world, the program undertakes high-quality research, identifies target audiences and policy opportunities, and shares its findings to inform new policy solutions.
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Governance Studies
The Governance Studies program at Brookings is dedicated to analyzing policy issues, political institutions and processes, and contemporary governance challenges. Our scholarship identifies areas in need of reform and proposes specific solutions with the goals of: improving the performance of the national government; informing debate; and providing policymakers with expert analysis and ideas to ensure better institutional governance.
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Metropolitan Policy Program
Our mission is to deliver research and solutions that help metropolitan leaders build an advanced economy that works for all.
Centers
- Brown Center on Education Policy
- Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence
- Center for East Asia Policy Studies
- Center for Effective Public Management
- Center for Health Policy
- Center for Middle East Policy
- Center for Technology Innovation
- Center for Universal Education
- Center on Children and Families
- Center on Regulation and Markets
- Center on Social Dynamics and Policy
- Center on the United States and Europe
- John L. Thornton China Center
- The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy
- Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Foreign Centers
Projects
- Africa Growth Initiative
- Africa Security Initiative
- Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking
- Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative
- Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Initiative
- Brookings Economic and Social Policy in Latin America Initiative
- Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
- Brookings-Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative
- Climate and Energy Economics Project
- Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate
- Development Assistance and Governance Initiative
- Digital Economy and Trade Project
- Energy Security and Climate Initiative
- Future of the Middle Class Initiative
- Global Cities Initiative: A Joint Project of Brookings and JPMorgan Chase
- Great Lakes Economic Initiative
- John Hazen White Global Manufacturing Initiative
- Latin America Initiative
- Moving to Access
- Private Sector Global Health R&D Project
- Project on 21st Century City Governance
- Project on International Order and Strategy
- Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative
- Retirement Security Project
- Shared Prosperity Partnership
- The American Well-Being Project
- The Financial and Digital Inclusion Project
- The Hamilton Project
- The India Project
- The Intelligence Project
- The New Geopolitics
- The New Localism
- The Primaries Project
- The Technology-Productivity-Inequality Nexus
- The Trump Transition
- The Turkey Project
- U.S. Relations with the Islamic World
- USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Archived Centers
Archived Projects
- Blueprint for American Prosperity
- Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement
- Brookings-Rockefeller Project on State and Metropolitan Innovation
- Budgeting for National Priorities
- Campaign 2012
- Election Reform Project
- Global Health Initiative
- Greater Washington Research at Brookings
- Initiative on International Volunteering and Service
- Management and Leadership Initiative
- Middle East Democracy and Development Project
- Middle East Youth Initiative
- Mobile Economy Project
- Opportunity 08: Independent Ideas for Our Next President
- Presidential Transition (2008-09)
- Red and Blue Nation
- Saban Center-CFR Middle East Strategy Project
- The Global Institute
- The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Cost Study Project
- Transparency and Accountability