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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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling: 541910
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A fair deal.(sponsors of defined benefit plan at the Urban Institute )(Editorial)
- 2007-05-14
A senior fellow at the Urban Institute wants to give defined benefit plan sponsors another worry - and added cost. C. Eugene Steuerle in a public policy commentary recently published by the institute contends pension plans "perhaps inadverten A senior fellow at the...
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...
Editorial | What to do
- 2006-08-27
Post-Katrina ideas suggested by the Urban Institute (www.urban.org) to transform New Orleans include: Redistribute the low-income population by expanding existing federal tax incentive programs that encourage builders to include high-quality affordable housing in new developments in all neighborhoods. Also, provide housing vouchers, similar to Section 8, to increase the purchasing...
Staying employed.(Calendar Update)(Calendar)
- 2005-12-09
The National Academy of Social Insurance will hold a conference on older workers Jan. 19-20 in Washington. Speakers include Melissa Favreault of the Urban Institute, Joanna Lahey of the National Bureau of Economic Research and Randall Eberts and Christopher O'Leary of the Upjohn Institute for Employment...
The July Review
- 2001-07-01
The recent revision of the welfare system to encourage more labor market participation by welfare recipients stimulated the research in the first two articles. Robert I. Lerman and Caroline Ratcliffe of the Urban Institute investigated the impact of the influx of participants on local labor markets where there might have...
Is there a labor shortage in the information technology industry?
- 1998-04-01
The success of the U.S. economy in generating jobs is well known. Now, however, the country is facing a constraint on further expansion: too few well-educated workers. The most vocal concerns are coming from the computer industry. CEOs of leading companies say that the worker shortage is preventing the development...
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