Publications - Recent Publications
Joint Center National Survey Results: African Americans Respond to Global Warming
While African Americans do not believe global warming is one of the most pressing national problems the U.S. confronts, there is a widespread recognition of the problem of global warming among them, and a strong belief that the federal government should take steps to deal with it. There is also a fairly widespread understanding that there will be costs associated with dealing with global warming, but also a belief that the economics of dealing with global warming will present new opportunities for many, and that the country will be much better off if the government forthrightly begins the long process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, African Americans, when queried about their willingness — as individuals — to incur additional costs to deal with global warming, are reluctant to agree to even modest increases in their monthly outlays.
Harrison Testifies on Reducing the Census Undercount
Testimony of Roderick Harrison, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on July 10, 2008, before the Information Policy, Census and National Archives Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, U.S. House of Representatives.
The 2007 Annual Report of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies summarizes the major activities of the Joint Center for the calendar year. It presents highlights of the Annual Dinner; describes the work of the Health Policy Institute and its Place Matters teams; summarizes other major initiatives; and focuses on the Joint Center's alliances with elected officials and policymakers. It also looks ahead to launches of a Media and Technology Institute, a Civic Engagement and Governance Institute and an Education Policy and Opportunity Institute. The report identifies the Joint Center's Board of Governors and staff, lists its publications for 2007, names its contributors and presents its financial statement.