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An institute investigating and analysing U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Medicare, and disabilities issues.
Number of Employees 500
Contact Information
2100M Street N.W
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
1 202 833 7200
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NAICS Code Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling: 541910
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Dire Future for Local Governments If Revenue-Raising Powers Are Not Fixed.
- 2007-12-17
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 AScribe Newswire -- The existence of local governments will be in jeopardy without a significant change in the way they are financed, David Brunori warns in the new edition of his Urban Institute Press book "Local Tax...
Will Boomer Retirees Form a New Army of Volunteers?
- 2007-12-13
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 AScribe Newswire -- As the first phalanx of the 76 million-strong baby boom generation begins turning 62 and receiving Social Security benefits January 1, will they create a massive army of willing and able volunteers? Researchers from...
Federal Investment in Children Projected to Weaken by 2017.
- 2007-09-10
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 AScribe Newswire -- Federal investment in children is likely to decline markedly within the next decade, according to a new Urban Institute study for the Partnership for America's Economic Success. The share of the federal budget for...
Study: State rated low in work-support funds
- 2007-07-11
Earning a paycheck is only part of the problem for many families struggling to work their way out of poverty. Even after paychecks start coming in, families are often stretched to cover expenses such as child care, food and medical care, say advocates for the poor. ...
Federal Revenue Forecasting
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- 2007-04-04
Federal revenue forecasts play an important role in shaping the national debate over future spending and tax policy. Federal revenue forecasts are often very wrong. That is not because the technicians making them are unskilled. In fact, they are generally highly talented, dedicated civil servants. The basic problem is that...
Research Looks at Ways to Protect Vulnerable Elderly From Social Security Changes.
- 2007-01-30
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 AScribe Newswire -- With Social Security's trust funds facing depletion by 2040, many observers suggest partly addressing the projected deficit by raising the age at which workers can first receive retirement benefits. While a higher retirement...
Welfare Reform: Is it Working?
- 2007-01-01
More than a decade after welfare was overhauled, the rolls have plummeted, yielding some successes and a cohort of working Americans who are poor In 1996, the year the welfare reform bill was signed, Roberta Price was an unemployed single mother. She was living on public assistance, Aid...
Four in 10 Nonprofits Would Have Trouble Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley's Audit Committee Provisions.
- 2006-09-19
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 AScribe Newswire -- Applying the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's audit committee provisions to nonprofit organizations would test the administrative mettle of two-fifths of America's charities, according to initial findings from the Urban Institute's National Survey of Nonprofit Governance....
Family Well-Being, Public Policy, and Economic Growth: Lessons from History and Insights for the Future
- 2006-09-14
News Advisory: What: A policy education seminar sponsored by the National Academy of Social Insurance When: Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2-5 p.m. Where: National Press Club, 13th Floor Ballroom, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Speakers Include: -- Peter H. Lindert (University of California-Davis) -- William E. Spriggs...
New Book Offers Reform Agenda for a Working America.
- 2006-09-06
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 AScribe Newswire -- Wage inequality in the United States is large and growing. At the same time, numerous federal policies discourage some people from working. A new book from the Urban Institute Press explains how government programs...
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