| Speaking Engagements by Douglas J. Besharov |
| Joseph J. and Violet Jacobs Scholar in Social Welfare Studies |
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Measuring Poverty in America
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| Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2007 |
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How does the government measure poverty in America? What are the pros and cons of its methods?
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Investing in Early Childhood Education
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| Posted: Friday, July 6, 2007 |
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Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee on the benefits of investing in preschool programs.
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The Economic Stagnation of the Black Middle Class (Relative to Whites)
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| Posted: Friday, July 15, 2005 |
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Since the early 1980s, the black middle class has hardly grown. The most achievable remedy is to increase the college graduation rate of African Americans.
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Growing Overweight and Obesity in America
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| Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2003 |
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Federal feeding programs may be only a small part of the cause of America's growing weight problem, but they urgently need to be part of the cure.
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State Implementation of Work Requirements and Time Limits in Welfare Programs
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| Posted: Thursday, March 7, 2002 |
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Testimony on state implementation of work requirements and time limits before the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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What is a Compassionate Conservative?
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| Posted: Monday, May 8, 2006 |
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Douglas J. Besharov's speech upon being named the first Joseph J. and Violet Jacobs Scholar in Social Welfare Studies at AEI.
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| Research Areas |
| Education (vocational, high-school counseling, Affirmative Action, and student aid) |
| Poverty (trends, causes, and remedies) |
| Welfare reform (job training and program evaluation) |
| Families (marriage, divorce, same-sex marriage, and nonmarital births) |
| Child abuse/child welfare (foster care and delinquency) |
| Preschool and child care (Head Start) |
| Race and ethnicity (Affirmative Action and black middle class) |
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| Research Projects |
| Welfare Reform Academy |
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| Contact Information |
Douglas J. Besharov
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-862-5904
Assistant: 202-862-5941
Fax: 202-862-5802
E-mail: DBesharov@aei.org
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Family and Child Well-Being after Welfare Reform
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| This book explores how low-income children and their families are faring in the wake of welfare reform. [Read More] |
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