Isabel Sawhill
Encyclopedia
Isabel V. Sawhill is a Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution
, where she formerly held the position of Vice President and Director of Economic Studies
, among other duties. She has authored and co-authored several books, including Getting Ahead: Economic and Social Mobility in America and Updating America's Social Contract: Economic Growth and Opportunity in the New Century.
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Her expertise lies in the areas of children, education, the federal budget
, poverty
and inequality, social welfare policy, and teen pregnancy
. Prior to joining The Brookings Institution, Sawhill worked at the Urban Institute
, the National Commission for Employment Policy, and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
. Sawhill also served as an Associate Director in the Office of Management and Budget during the first term of the Clinton Administration
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Sawhill founded the nonprofit organization The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and serves on multiple other nonprofit boards. She is also the senior editor of The Future of Children
, a joint effort with Princeton University
.
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
, where she formerly held the position of Vice President and Director of Economic Studies
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, among other duties. She has authored and co-authored several books, including Getting Ahead: Economic and Social Mobility in America and Updating America's Social Contract: Economic Growth and Opportunity in the New Century.
Background
Sawhill received her Ph. D. in 1968 from New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
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Her expertise lies in the areas of children, education, the federal budget
United States federal budget
The Budget of the United States Government is the President's proposal to the U.S. Congress which recommends funding levels for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1. Congressional decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the federal budget process...
, poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
and inequality, social welfare policy, and teen pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
. Prior to joining The Brookings Institution, Sawhill worked at the Urban Institute
Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that carries out nonpartisan economic and social policy research, collects data, evaluates social programs, educates the public on key domestic issues, and provides advice and technical assistance to developing governments abroad...
, the National Commission for Employment Policy, and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management is an American organization whose focus is improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education. APPAM founded the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management in 1981.- External links :* * * *...
. Sawhill also served as an Associate Director in the Office of Management and Budget during the first term of the Clinton Administration
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
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Sawhill founded the nonprofit organization The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and serves on multiple other nonprofit boards. She is also the senior editor of The Future of Children
The Future of Children
The Future of Children is a collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. The mission of The Future of Children is to translate the best social science research into information that is useful to policymakers,...
, a joint effort with Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
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Further reading
- Abstaining From Sex article by Sawhill from Blueprint Magazine, January 22, 2002
- The Effects of Investing in Early Education on Economic Growth William T. Dickens, Isabel V. Sawhill, and Jeffrey Tebbs, April 2006
External links
- Brookings Institution biography
- Biography from PBS's NOW with Bill Moyers