Multi-disciplinary policy research institute looking at persistent domestic problems in the USA.
Research is conducted as projects of individual policy centers or as cross-cutting projects involving multiple policy centers. Driven by data, much of the research relies on primary sources such as the Census Bureau and other government agencies, and on conducting interviews with households, public officials, and businesses
The institute’s policy centers are as follows :
- health
- education
- income/benefits
- international issues
- justice
- labor and social policy
- housing and communities
- nonprofits and philanthropy
- population
- Assessing the New Federalism
Areas of research include:
- taxes and criminal justice
- governance in new democracies
- health care policy and medicare
- long-term care for the elderly
- urban housing shortages and decay
Website includes downloadable versions of research publications, policy briefings and searchable databases of data sets collected by the institute. It also includes contact details of the institute’s experts.