September 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淏y Choice or by Chance: Why is Nevada Last in Federal Funding and What Can Be Done About It?鈥, a talk by Tracy Gordon, fellow, Economic Studies. The federal government spends鈥Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
April 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淎merica鈥檚 New Demography: Rising Minorities, Aging Boomers, and Emerging Cultural Gaps,鈥 a talk by William Frey, senior fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program. There are major demographic鈥Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents "The Middle Class vs the Creative Class: The Fight for Russia's Future" a talk by Clifford Gaddy, senior fellow, Foreign Policy. Russia needs to modernize, and to do that it needs a large鈥Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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The Euro Area Crisis: Origins, Prospects and Implication for the World Economy and Global GovernanceBrookings Mountain West presents 鈥淭he Euro Area Crisis: Origins, Prospects and Implication for the World Economy and Global Governance鈥 a talk by Domenico Lombardi, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development,鈥Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 6:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
March 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淐hanging Policy without Changing Law: Addressing Climate Change under the Clean Air Act鈥 a talk by Philip Wallach, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies. As much of the rest of the鈥Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 6:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淐apitalizing in the Nation鈥檚 Capital: Matching State and Regional Resources to Administration Funding Priorities鈥 a talk by John Hudak, Fellow, Governance Studies. This鈥Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
February 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents "Immigrant Workers, Human Capital Investment and the Shape of Immigration Reform" a talk by Audrey Singer, senior fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program. President Obama's speech in Las Vegas鈥Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 6:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淎pplying Well-Being Metrics to Public Policy: Lessons from Experiments around the World鈥 a talk by Carol Graham, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development鈥Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
January 2013
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淭echnocracy vs. Democracy: Understanding Technology Policy Decision-making鈥 a talk by Allan Friedman, Fellow, Governance Studies and Research Director, Center for Technology鈥Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
November 2012
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Brookings Mountain West presents "New Approaches to Understanding and Managing Social Dynamics and Public Policy" a talk by Ross A. Hammond, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies. Complex social dynamics drive our economic,鈥Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents "Climate Change and International Trade: Conflict or Opportunity?" a talk by Joshua Meltzer, Fellow, Global Economy and Development. How can international trade negotiations provide鈥Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
October 2012
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Please join the Brookings Mountain West in "Clean Energy: The Economics of Why and How" a lecture by Adele Morris. One rationale for large public investments in clean energy technology points to concerns that have not鈥Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents 鈥淣uclear Arms Control: Challenges and Opportunities in 2013鈥 a talk by Steven Pifer, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy. U.S. nuclear arms control policy must address numerous factors,鈥Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents "The Changing Global Order: The United States, Rising Powers, and the Scramble for the 21st Century鈥 a talk by Bruce Jones, Director, Managing Global Order, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy.鈥Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
September 2012
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Brookings Mountain West presents "U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens of the Past and Moving Forward鈥 a talk by John Banks, Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy, Energy Security Initiative. Since the oil embargo of 1973, the鈥Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 6:00pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
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Brookings Mountain West presents "Putting Nevada in Perspective: State and Local Government Budgets in Recession and Recovery." A talk by Tracy Gordon, fellow, Economic Studies. Nevada, the state most affected by the Great鈥Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 5:30pmLocation: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Auditorium
March 2012
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Speaker: Adele Morris, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Policy Director - Climate and Energy Economics Project This talk will explore how the U.S. tax system really works, where revenue comes from,鈥Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 6:00pm
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Speaker: Peter Singer, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Singer has served as a consultant on changes in warfare to groups that range from the U.S. military and FBI to the Call of Duty video game series鈥Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 6:00pm
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Speaker: Gary Burtless, Brookings Institution - The John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair Senior Fellow - Economic Studies The Great Recession of 2008-2009 was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Unlike鈥Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 6:00pm
January 2012
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Speaker: Allan Friedman, Brookings Institution Fellow, Governance Studies Research Director, Center for Technology Innovation Cybersecurity has dominated recent headlines, but policy makers and pundits alike still combine鈥Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 6:00pm