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Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series

Brookings Mountain West is a partnership between UNLV and the prestigious Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution. The purpose of the initiative is to bring Brookings high-quality, independent, and impactful research to the issues facing the dynamic and fast-growing Intermountain West region.

Capitalizing in the Nation's Captial Bookings Mountain West Lecture Series. "Capitalizing in the Nation's Capital: Matching State and Regional Resources to Administration Funding Priorities," John Hudak - March 12, 2013 Duration: 57.90 min.

Immigrant Workers, Human Capital Investment and the Shape of Immigration Reform Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series. Audrey Singer - February 27, 2013 Duration: 65.18 min.

Applying Well-Being Metrics to Public Policy: Lessons from Experiments around the World Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series. Carol Graham - February 21, 2013 Duration: 66.93 min.

Technocracy vs. Democracy: Understanding Technology Policy Decision-making Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series. Allan Friedman - January 29, 2013 Duration: 64.58 min.

New Approaches to Understanding and Managing Social Dynamics and Public Policy Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV. Ross Hammond - Nov. 27, 2012 Duration: 55.07 min.

Climate Change and International Trade: Conflict or Opportunity? Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV. Joshua Meltzer - Nov. 14, 2012 Duration: 65.78 min.

Clean Energy: The Economics of Why and How Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV. Adele Morris - October 23, 2012 Duration: 65.83 min.

Nuclear Arms Control: Challenges and Opportunities in 2013 Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV. Steven Pifer - October 10, 2012 Duration: 69.73 min.

The Changing Global Order: The United States, Rising Powers, and the Scramble for the 21st Century Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV. Tom Wright - October 3, 2012 Duration: 63.58 min.

U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens of the Past and Moving Forward Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV. John Banks - September 25, 2012 Duration: 72.32 min.

Putting Nevada in Perspective: State and Local Government Budgets in Recession and Recovery Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV. Tracy Gordon - September 19, 2012 Duration: 59.55 min.

The U.S. Tax System: Where Do We Go From Here? Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV Adele Morris March 27, 2012 Duration: 69.93 min.

What is Changing in War and National Security? Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV Peter W. Singer March 20, 2012 Duration: 67.12 min.

Where Are the Jobs? Employment Stagnation after the Great Recession Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV Gary Burtless March 6, 2012 Duration: 78.35 min.

The Economics of Cybersecurity: A National Dilemma Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV Allan Friedman January 31, 2012 Duration: 63.48 min.

U.S. Student Achievement From A Global Perspective Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV Tom Loveless January 17, 2012 Duration: 69.70 min.

Happiness around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV - Carol Graham - November 15, 2011 Duration: 71.48 min.

Immigrants, Education, and U.S. Economic Competitiveness Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV - Audrey Singer - October 26, 2011 Duration: 62.75 min.

The Federal Deficit Battle of 2011 Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV - Ron Haskins - October 19, 2011 Duration: 66.43 min.

The Next Swing Region: Reappointment and Redistricting in the Intermountain West Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV - David Damore - September 27, 2011 Duration: 60.42 min.

Booms and Busts: Russia and It's Oil, 1970 to 2011 and Beyond Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV - Cliff Gaddy - April 19, 2011 Duration: 65.60 min.

The Future of the Internet in an Era of Spam, Cyber-Bullying, and Wikileaks Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Darrell West - April 7, 2011 Duration: 58.45 min.

Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Peter Singer - March 22, 2011 Duration: 72.02 min.

Climate Change and Development Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Katherine Sierra - February 15, 2011 Duration: 50.37 min.

Deficits and Disaster Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Ron Haskins - September 14, 2010 Duration: 52.95 min.

The First Thing We Do, Let's Deregulate All the Lawyers Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Clifford Winston - April 22, 2010 Duration: 62.98 min.

Creating an Opportunity Society Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Ron Haskins - April 6, 2010 Duration: 63.97 min.

Reclaiming Prosperity: Repositioning Southern Nevada for the Next Economy (Part 2) Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Bruce Katz - April 5, 2010 Duration: 69.62 min.

Reclaiming Prosperity: Repositioning Southern Nevada for the Next Economy (Part 1) Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Bruce Katz - April 5, 2010 Duration: 56.47 min.

The New Geography of Immigration and Local Policy Responses Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Audrey Singer - March 9, 2010 Duration: 53.57 min.

Climate Change and Real Estate: How Environmental Risks and Policies Impact Markets Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Adele Morris, Fellow - February 25, 2010 Duration: 41.53 min.

Nuclear Renaissance, How Real Is It? Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Charles Ebinger - February 4, 2010 Duration: 61.85 min.

Urban Form in Europe and America Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Pietro S. Nivola - January 26, 2010 Duration: 71.60 min.

Brookings Scholar - William Frey (Part 2) Brookings Scholar William Frey discusses new research on Las Vegas' changing population. Duration: 2.25 min.

Brookings Scholars - William Frey (Part 1) Brookings Scholar William Frey discusses new research on Las Vegas' changing population. Duration: 1.80 min.

Geopolitics of Global Change: The Melting of the Arctic Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Charles K. Ebinger - October 14, 2009 Duration: 66.98 min.

A Fateful Year for Climate Change - Domestic Politics and International Diplomacy in 2009 Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV - William Antholis - November 30, 2009 Duration: 38.78 min.

Climate Change Economics 101 Brookings Mountain West Lecture Series at UNLV - Adele Morris - November 17, 2009 Duration: 62.25 min.

Should the Economic Crisis Change Our Assessment of Markets and Government? Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - Clifford Winston - October 7, 2009 Duration: 80.22 min.

How We're Doing: A Composite Index of Global and National Trends Brookings Mountain Wets Lecture Series at UNLV - William J. Antholis - September 8, 2009 Duration: 95.03 min.

Brookings Mountain West Announcement The Brookings Institution is bringing its high-quality, independent public policy research to the Mountain West. Learn what this new partnership means to UNLV and the Mountain Mega cities. Duration: 51.18 min.

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