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Posts by Sara Belz

Sara Belz is a Research Analyst with the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Economic Studies program at Brookings.

The World Isn’t Flat Yet: Why Urbanization Still Matters

Sara Belz | June 18, 2015 | Society

The World Isn’t Flat Yet: Why Urbanization Still Matters

Thomas Friedman published “The World is Flat” ten years ago. In celebration, I’d like to propose that it isn’t. Yes, globalization is real: The Economist reported in February that by 2020, 80 percent of the global adult population will be connected to the rest of the...

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Sara Belz is a Research Analyst with the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Economic Studies program at Brookings.

How You Can Support Religious Minorities in Iraq from Your Desk

Sara Belz | June 11, 2015 | Global Affairs

How You Can Support Religious Minorities in Iraq from Your Desk

Amid reports of destruction by ISIS, accelerating controversy over U.S. strategy in Iraq, and a growing pessimism towards the situation overall, American sympathy towards suffering Iraqis may easily transform into confusion and inactivity. Daniel Mark wrote last week...

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Sara Belz is a Research Analyst with the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Economic Studies program at Brookings.

How Does Place Impact Opportunity?

Sara Belz | June 3, 2015 | Society

How Does Place Impact Opportunity?

We’ve known for a while now that neighborhoods matter. Jane Jacobs, in the 1960s, showed us the value of a well-planned street. William Julius Wilson brought inner-city housing to the forefront of the civil rights conversation in the 1980s. Beginning in 1990, the U.S....

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Sara Belz is a Research Analyst with the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Economic Studies program at Brookings.