May 2017
Curriculum Vitae
Ron Haskins
Brookings Institution
Current Positions
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution
Co-Director of Center on Children and Families
Cabot Chair in Economic Studies
Senior Consultant, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Educational History
High School, Charlotte, Michigan, 1961
A.B. in History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968
M.A.T. in Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1970
Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975
Dissertation: Eliciting Conditions, Form, and Function of Kitten Vocalizations (Advisor:
Dr. Harriet Rheingold)
Military Service
United States Marine Corps, Special Radio Operator, Communications Intelligence,
Sergeant (E-5), 1963-1966
Areas of Expertise
Child and family policy
Evidence-based policy
Early childhood education
Federal budget
Marriage
Child protection
Child support enforcement
Poverty, Inequality, Economic Opportunity
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Professional History
Co-Chair, Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, Washington, DC, June 2016 - present.
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies; Co-Director of the Center on Children and Families; Co-
Director of the Budgeting for National Priorities Project; and Cabot Chair in Economic Studies;
Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, January 2001- present.
Senior Consultant, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD, January 2001- present.
Senior Editor, The Future of Children, Princeton, NJ, April 2004 – present.
Senior Advisor to the President for Welfare Policy, White House, February 2002-December
2002.
Majority Staff Director, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means,
U.S. House of Representatives, January, 1995-2000.
Welfare Counsel, Republican Staff, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways
and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, October 1986-December 1994.
Congressional Science Fellow, Office of Senator Paul Simon (D-Illinois), Washington, DC,
1985-1986.
Research Assistant-Research Associate Professor, Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1973-1985.
Associate Director, Bush Institute for Child and Family Policy, Frank Porter Graham Child
Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1978-1985.
Assistant Director for Longitudinal Research, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1977-1980.
Lecturer in developmental psychology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1977.
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
1975.
Summer Internship in Behavioral Genetics, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of
Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, Summer 1975.
Summer Internship in Special Education, Division of Developmental Disabilities and Office of
Mental Retardation Coordination, Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, Washington, DC, Summer 1972.
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Educational Consultant, Educational Services Institute, Inc., Suite 200, Museum Building, 3915
Plainville Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45227, 1971.
Carpenter and floor man, Croydon Mobile Homes, Inc., Goshen, Indiana, 1970.
Instructor of History and Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1969-1970.
High School Social Studies Teacher, Independence Senior High School, Charlotte, North
Carolina, 1968-1969.
Consultant, University of South Carolina Desegregation Center, 1969-1971.
Courses Taught
Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Introduction to Education in American Society
European History, 1500-1970
Educational Philosophy
Educational Psychology
Child Development and Social Policy
Seminar in Social Policy Analysis
Memberships
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (President-elect)
Awards
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2016
Lion Award, Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families, 2010
Charles Augustus Ballard Pioneer Award, National Partnership for Community Leadership, 2009
Sulzberger Distinguished Lecturer, Duke University, 2008
Distinguished Public Policy Lecturer, Northwestern University, 2007
Children’s Champion, National Child Support Enforcement Association, 2003
Lifelong Achievement Award, Federal Office of Child Enforcement, 2000
National Public Policy Leadership Award, American Public Human Services Association,
Washington, DC, 2000
One Hundred Most Influential Policymakers in Washington, National Journal, 1997
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Phi Beta Kappa, 1966
Boards of Directors, Advisory Boards, Panels, & Committees
Early Childhood Advisory Council, State of North Carolina, February 2014-2017.
Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Committee on the Science of Children
Birth to Age 8: Deepening and Broadening the Foundation for Success, October 2013-2014.
ASPE’s Poverty Research Center Advisory Panel, April 2013-2017.
Advisory Committee Member; Couples Advancing Together; Center for Urban Families: 2011-
Present.
Advisory Committee Member; National Commission on Worker Economic Security and
Productivity; NGA Center for Best Practices: 2011-Present.
Board Member; UNC School of Education Foundation: 2011-Present.
Leadership Council Member; Opportunity Nation; 2011-Present.
Member; Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Research Technical Working Group;
Administration for Children and Families; Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation: 2011-
Present.
Policy Fellow; Training of Senior State Officials on Child Care and Related Issues; National
Conference of State Legislatures: 2011-Present.
Technical Working Group; Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches;
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Washington, DC: 2010-Present.
Strategic Planning Committee Member; Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(APPAM); 2010 – 2015.
Member; Policy Council Member; Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(APPAM); Washington, DC: 2010 – Present.
Member; Collaboration for Poverty Research (CPR) Family Task Force; Harvard University,
Stanford University; Cambridge, MA: 2009-2012.
Board of Advisors; Education Expert; Strive for College; 2009-2012.
Board of Directors; Center for Neighborhood Enterprise; Washington, DC, 2007-Present.
Executive Leadership Board; Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC, 2007- Present.
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Board of Directors; National Campaign for Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy; Washington,
DC, 2007-Present.
Board of Directors; National Fatherhood Leaders Group; Washington, DC, 2007-2016.
Advisory Board; Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy; Council for Excellence in Government;
Washington, DC, 2006-2016.
Board of Directors; Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC); New York, NY,
2006-Present.
Technical Working Group; Evaluating ex-offender/marriage/fatherhood programs; MDRC, Abt
Associates, Public Private Ventures, and The Lewin Group; Washington,
DC, 2006-2008.
Board of Directors; Partnership for America’s Economic Success; Washington, DC, 2006-2010.
Advisory Board; Coalition for Residential Education (CORE); Washington, DC, 2005-
Present.
Advisory Board; Committee on Early Childhood Education and Care, U.S. General Accounting
Office; Washington, DC, 2005-Present.
Advisory Board; Committee on Promoting and Supporting Work, U.S. General Accounting
Office; Washington, DC, 2005-Present.
Board of Advisors; Oklahoma Marriage Initiative; Oklahoma City, OK, 2004-Present.
National Advisory Committee; University of Michigan National Poverty Center (NPC); Ann
Arbor, MI, 2003-2010.
Technical Working Group; Supporting Healthy Marriage project; MDRC, Abt Associates, Child
Trends, and Optimal Solutions Group; Washington, DC, 2006-2012.
Member; United States National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2004-2012.
Committee on the Census Bureau’s Reengineered SIPP; National Academy of Sciences, 2008-
2010.
Panel on the Census Bureau’s Dynamics of Economics Well-Being System; National Academy
of Sciences, 2007-2008.
Early Childhood Advisory Board; Teach for America; New York, NY, 2007-2008.
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Advisory Committee; Re-designation of Head Start Grantees, U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services, Washington, DC, 2008.
Advisory Committee; Head Start Research and Evaluation; U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services; Washington, DC, 2007.
Advisory Group; Marriage Research, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc; Washington, DC, 2006.
Consultant; First 5 Orange County; California, 2005-2008.
Technical Working Group; Evaluation of Promising Models and Delivery Approaches to Child
Care Provider Training; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Georgetown University;
Washington, DC, 2005-2007.
Board of Directors; Policy Studies, Inc; Denver, CO, 2003-2008.
Technical Work Group; Title V Abstinence Education Evaluation; Mathematica Policy
Research, Inc., University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; Philadelphia, PA,
2001-2003.
Advisory Board; Child Care Center, U.S. House of Representatives, 1996-2004.
Publications
Books, Monographs, & Journal Editor
Haskins, Ron and Greg Margolis. 2014. Show Me the Evidence: Obama’s Fight for Rigor and
Results in Social Policy. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Irwin Garfinkel, and Sara McLanahan. 2014. The Future of Children 24(1),
“Helping Parents, Helping Children: Two-Generation Mechanisms.”
Gale, William, William Galston, Tracy Gordon, Haskins, Ron, Alice Rivlin, and Isabel Sawhill.
2012. Campaign 2012. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Kalil, Ariel, Haskins, Ron, and Jenny Chesters, eds. 2012. Investing in Children: Work,
Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Tienda, Marta and Haskins, Ron, eds. 2011. The Future of Children 21(1), “Immigrant
Children.”
Haskins, Ron and W. Steven Barnett, eds. 2010. Investing in Young Children: New Directions in
Federal Policy and Early Childhood Policy. Washington, DC: Brookings – NIEER.
Haskins, Ron and Isabel Sawhill. 2009. Creating an Opportunity Society. Washington, DC:
Brookings.
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Paxson, Christina and Haskins, Ron, eds. 2009. The Future of Children 19(2), “Preventing Child
Maltreatment.”
Haskins, Ron, Harry Holzer, and Robert Lerman. May 2009. “Promoting Economic Mobility by
Increasing Postsecondary Education.” Washington, DC: Brookings and Pew Charitable Trusts.
Isaacs, Julia, Isabel Sawhill, and Haskins, Ron, 2008. Getting Ahead or Losing Ground:
Economic Mobility in America. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.
Haskins, Ron, Fred Wulczyn, and Mary Bruce Webb, eds. 2007. Child Protection: Using
Research to Improve Policy and Practice. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Isabel Sawhill, eds. 2007. Future of Children 17(2), “The Next Generation of
Anti-Poverty Policies.”
Haskins, Ron. 2006. Work Over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law.
Washington, DC: Brookings.
McLanahan, Sara, Elisabeth Donohue, and Haskins, Ron, eds. 2005. Future of Children 15 (2),
“Marriage and Child Wellbeing.”
Sawhill, Isabel, R. Kent Weaver, Haskins, Ron, and Andrea Kane, eds. 2002. Welfare Reform
and Beyond: The Future of the Safety Net. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Blank, Rebecca M., and Haskins, Ron, eds. 2001. The New World of Welfare. Washington, DC:
Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, ed. 2000, 1998, and 1996 editions. The Green Book: Background Material and
Data on Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (U.S. House of
Representative, Committee on Ways and Means). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing
Office.
Haskins, Ron, and Duncan MacRae, eds. 1988. Policies for America's Public Schools: Teachers,
equity, and indicators. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Haskins, Ron and Jonathan Kotch. 1986. Day Care and Illness: Evidence, Costs, and Public
Policy. Pediatrics 77(6, part 2): 951-982.
Haskins, Ron, and Diane Adams. 1983. Parent Education and Public Policy. Norwood, NJ:
Ablex.
Haskins, Ron, ed. 1982. Child Health Policy in an Age of Fiscal Austerity: Critiques of the Select
Panel Report. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
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Haskins, Ron, and James J. Gallagher, eds. 1981. Models of Analysis for Social Policy: An
Introduction. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Haskins, Ron, and James J. Gallagher, eds. 1980. Care and Education of Young Children in
America: Policy, Politics, and Social Science. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Articles in Journals
Haskins, Ron. 2017. The Closer You Look, the Worse It Seems. Stanford Social Innovation
Review (Summer 2017).
Haskins, Ron. 2017. Helping Work Reduce Poverty. National Affairs (Winter Issue).
Haskins, Ron. 2016. What are the Presidential Candidates Saying about Poverty and
Opportunity? Pathways (Winter 2016): 4-13.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. The Family is Here to Stay – or Not. Future of Children 25(2): 129-153.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. Marriage, Parenthood, and Public Policy. National Affairs (Spring).
Haskins, Ron. 2011. Social Policy in Singapore: A Crucible of Individual Responsibility. Ethos,
Issue 9 (June).
Haskins, Ron. 2010. Economic Opportunity in America. National Review 62, Issue 8 (May 3).
Haskins, Ron. 2010. Family Matters. Democracy: A Journal of Ideas no. 16 (Spring).
Haskins, Ron. 2009. Getting Ahead in America. National Affairs (Fall).
Haskins, Ron. 2009. Moynihan Was Right: Now What? Annals of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science 621(1): 281-314
Haskins, Ron. 2009. What Works is Work: Welfare Reform and Poverty Reduction.
Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy 4 (Winter).
Haskins, Ron. 2008. Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Harder than You Think. Pathways
(Summer 2008): 19-21.
Haskins, Ron and Isabel Sawhill. 2007. Using Carrots and Sticks: Welfare reform rewarded work
and discouraged self-defeating behavior. What else needs to be done? American Prospect
(April/May): A13-A15.
Haskins, Ron. 2006. Welfare Reform, 10 Years Later. Poverty Research Insights (Fall): 1- 7.
Haskins, Ron and Mark Greenberg. 2006. Welfare Reform, Success or Failure? Policy and
Practice 64(1): 10-12.
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Haskins, Ron. 2005. Support State Experiments to Improve Head Start. CQ Researcher (August
26).
Haskins, Ron. 2005. The School Lunch Lobby. Education Next (Summer): 10-17.
Haskins, Ron. 2004. Welfare Reform: Success with Trouble Spots. Eastern Economic Journal
30(1): 125-133.
Haskins, Ron. 2004. Competing Visions. Education Next 4(1): 27-33.
Haskins, Ron. 2002. Looking to the Future. TANF Reauthorization: Modest Changes Are
Needed. The Future of Children 12(1): 192-195.
Haskins, Ron. 2002. Ending Entitlements Works for the Poor. Philanthropy 16(3): 15-19.
Haskins, Ron. 2002. The Poor Go to Work. American Enterprise 13(3): 41.
Blank, Rebecca, and Haskins, Ron. 2002. An Agenda for Reauthorization. State Government
News (March): 25-29.
Haskins, Ron, and Rebecca M. Blank. 2001. Welfare Reform Reauthorization. Poverty Research
News 5(6): 3-6.
Haskins, Ron. 2001. Giving is Not Enough: Work and Work Supports Are Reducing Poverty.
Brookings Review 19(3): 13-15.
Haskins, Ron. 2001. The Verdict on Welfare Reform. Weekly Standard 6(9): 20-21.
Haskins, R. 1999. Welfare Reform is Working for the Poor and Taxpayers Both. American
Enterprise 10(1): 62-65.
Haskins, Ron, and Carol Statuto Bevan. 1997. Abstinence Education under Welfare Reform.
Children and Youth Services Review 19(5-6): 465-484.
Haskins, Ron. 1996. Does Welfare Encourage Illegitimacy? American Enterprise 7(4): 48- 49.
Haskins, Ron. 1995. The Reform Agenda. The World & I 10(9): 22-38.
Haskins, Ron. 1991. Congress Writes a Law. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 10(4):
616-632.
Haskins, Ron, and Hank Brown. 1989. A Billion Here, a Billion There: Spending under Ronald
Reagan. Policy Review 49: 22-28.
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Haskins, Ron. 1989. Acute Illness in Day Care: How Much Does it Cost? Bulletin of the New
York Academy of Medicine 65: 319-343.
Haskins, Ron. 1989. Beyond Metaphor: Efficacy of Early Childhood Education. American
Psychologist 44: 274-282.
Haskins, Ron, and Brown, H. 1989. The Day Care Reform Juggernaut. National Review 41(4):
40-41.
Haskins, Ron. 1988. What Day Care Crisis? Regulation 12: 13-21.
Feagans, Lynn and Haskins, Ron. 1986. Neighborhood dialogues of black and white 5-year-olds.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 7(3): 181-200.
Haskins, Ron, J. Brad Schwartz, John S. Akin, and Andrew W. Dobelstein. 1985. How Much
Child Support Can Absent Fathers Pay? Policy Studies Journal 14(2): 201-222.
Haskins, Ron. 1985. Public School Aggression among Children with Varying Day Care
Experience. Child Development 56(3) 689-703.
Haskins, Ron, T. Walden, and Craig T. Ramey. 1983. Teacher and Student Behavior in High and
Low Ability Groups. Journal of Educational Psychology 75: 799-810.
Finkelstein, Neal W., and Haskins, Ron. 1983. Kindergarten Children Prefer Same-Color Peers.
Child Development 54(2): 502-508.
Haskins, Ron, and others. 1981. Minor Illness and Social Behavior of Infants and Caregivers.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 2: 117-128.
Ramey, Craig T., and Haskins, Ron. 1981. The Modification of Intelligence through Early
Experience. Intelligence 5: 5-19.
Ramey, Craig T., and Haskins, Ron. 1981. Preschool Intervention Programs, Research on
Intelligence, and Public Policy: A reply to Jensen and Hunt. Intelligence 5: 41-48.
McKinney, James D., and Haskins, Ron. 1980. Cognitive Training and the Development of
Problem Solving Strategies. Exceptional Education Quarterly 1(1): 41-52.
Farran, Dale C., and Haskins, Ron. 1980. Reciprocal Influence in the Social Interactions of
Mothers and 3-year-old Children from Different Socioeconomic Backgrounds. Child
Development 51: 780-791.
Moore, Melvin G., Haskins, Ron, and James D. McKinney. 1980. Classroom Behavior of
Reflective and Impulsive Children. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 1: 59-
75.
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Haskins, Ron. 1979. A Causal Analysis of Kitten Vocalization: An Observational and
Experimental Study. Animal Behaviour 27: 726-736.
Haskins, Ron. 1979. Day Care and Public Policy. Urban and Social Change Review 12: 3-10.
Haskins, Ron and others. 1978. Effects of Repeated Assessment on Standardized Test
Performance by Infants. American Journal of Mental Deficiency 83: 233-239.
Haskins, Ron, Albert M. Collier, Craig T. Ramey, and Paul O. Hirschbiel. 1978. The Effect of
Mild Illness on Habituation in the First Year of Life. Pediatric Psychology 3(3): 150-155.
Haskins, Ron, Neal W. Finkelstein, and D.J. Stedman. 1978. Infant Stimulation Programs and
their Effects. Pediatric Annals 7(2): 123-146.
Haskins, Ron, Dale C. Farran, and Joseph Sanders. 1978. Making the Day Care Decision.
Parents' Magazine 53: 58, 76-78.
Haskins, Ron. 1977. The Effect of Kitten Vocalizations on Maternal Behavior. Journal of
Comparative and Physiological Psychology 91: 830-838.
Haskins, Ron, and James D. McKinney. 1976. Relative Effects of MFF Tempo and Accuracy on
Problem Solving and Academic Achievement. Child Development 47(3): 690-696.
Book Chapters & Other Articles
Haskins, Ron. 2016. “The Most Important Non-Issue in the 2016 Campaign.” In Brookings Big
Ideas for America, ed. Michael E. O’Hanlon. Brookings Institution Press.
Haskins, Ron. 2016. “Education and the Success Sequence.” In Education for Upward Mobility,
ed. Michael J. Petrilli. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. “TANF at Age 20: Work Still Works.” Journal of Policy Analysis and
Management 35(1): 224-231.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. “Supplementing TANF’s Work Requirement: A Compromise.” Journal of
Policy Analysis and Management 35(1): 238-240.
Haskins, Ron and Robert Gordon. 2014. “The Moneyball Agenda.” In Moneyball for
Government, eds. Jim Nussle and Peter Orszag. Washington, DC: Disruption Books.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. “The Crisis of Nonmarital Childbearing.” In 2014 Index of Culture and
Opportunity: The Social and Economic Trends that Shape America. Washington, DC: Heritage
Foundation.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. “Welfare-to-Work Legislation.” In Triumphs and Tragedies of the Modern
Congress. Washington, DC: Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress.
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Haskins, Ron. 2014. “No Way Out: Dealing with the Consequences of Changes in Family
Composition.” In Diverging Destinies: Families in an Era of Increasing Inequality, eds. Paul R.
Amato, Alan Booth, Susan M. McHale, and Jennifer Van Hook. New York: Springer.
Haskins, Ron, Vicky Albert, and Kimberly Howard. 2014. “The Responsiveness of the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program During the Great Recession.” Washington,
DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron and Maria Cancian. 2014. “Changes in Family Composition: Implications for
Income, Poverty, and Public Policy.” ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social
Science 654: 31-47.
Haskins, Ron and Kenneth Dodge. 2013. “Children and Government.” In Handbook of Child
Psychology, eds. Richard Lerner, Marc Bornstein, and Tama Leventhal. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Haskins, Ron. 2012. Addressing the Budget Deficit: The Next President Must Solve the U.S.
Deficit Crisis. Campaign 2012 Papers, No. 1. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron and Jon Baron. 2011. The Obama Administration’s Evidence-based Social Policy
Initiatives: An Overview. In Evidence for Social Policy and Practice. London: NESTA.
Haskins, Ron. 2013. “Welfare Reform Act of 1996.” In Oxford Encyclopedia of American
Political and Legal History, eds. Donald T. Critchlow and Philip R. VanderMeer. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Haskins, Ron. 2011. Fighting Poverty the American Way. Washington, DC: Brookings (Paper
prepared for the Social Science Research Center Berlin’s conference, “Anti-Poverty Programs in
a Global Perspective: Lessons from Rich and Poor Countries”).
Berube, Alan, Haskins, Ron and Homi Kharas. 2011. A 21st Century Agenda for Creating
Opportunity and Well-Being. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron and W. Steven Barnett. 2010. New Directions for America’s Early Childhood
Policies. In Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Policy and Early Childhood
Policy, eds. Haskins, Ron and W. Steven Barnett. Washington, DC: Brookings and the National
Institute for Early Education Research.
Haskins, Ron. 2010. Balancing Work and Solidarity in the Western Democracies. Berlin: Social
Science Research Center Berlin.
Moskowitz, Daniel, Haskins, Ron, and Timothy M. Smeeding. 2010. Is the Census Bureau’s
Supplemental Poverty Measure a Relative Measure of Poverty? Washington, DC: Brookings
(May 11).
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Haskins, Ron. 2009. The 2010 Reauthorization of Welfare Could Result in Important Changes.
Washington, DC: Brookings (December 18).
Haskins, Ron. 2009. With A Scope So Wide: Using Evidence to Innovate, Improve, Manage,
Budget. Strengthening Evidence-Based Policy in the Australian Federation. Volume 1:
Proceedings. (August 17-18): 27-58.
Haskins, Ron. 2009. Limiting Welfare Benefits for Noncitizens: Emergence of Compromises. In
Immigrants and Welfare, ed. Michael E. Fix. New York: Russell Sage.
Haskins, Ron. 2009. The Sequence of Personal Responsibility. In Rethinking Responsibility:
Reflections on Sex and Accountability, ed. Paula Parker-Sawyers. Washington, DC: National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
Haskins, Ron and Sharron Parrot. 2009. TANF, the Recession, and the Contingency Fund.
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Brookings, Center on Children and
Families (January 15).
Haskins, Ron. 2008. A Plan for Reducing Poverty. Washington, DC: Brookings (prepared for the
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation “Defining Strategies Project”).
Haskins, Ron. 2008. Governors and the Development of American Social Policy. In A
Legacy of Innovation: Governors and Public Policy, ed. Ethan G. Sribnick. Philadelphia:
University of Pennsylvania.
Haskins, Ron. 2008. Making Work Pay – Again. In Big Ideas for Children: Investing in Our
Nation’s Future, ed. Bruce Lesley. Washington, DC: First Focus.
Haskins, Ron. 2008. Wealth and Economic Mobility. In Getting Ahead or Losing Ground?
Mobility in America, eds. Julia Isaacs, Isabel Sawhill, and Haskins, Ron. Washington, DC: Pew
Charitable Trusts.
Haskins, Ron. 2008. Immigration: Wages, Education, and Mobility. In Getting Ahead or Losing
Ground? Mobility in America, eds. Julia Isaacs, Isabel Sawhill, and Haskins, Ron. Washington,
DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.
Haskins, Ron. 2008. Education and Economic Mobility. In Getting Ahead or Losing Ground?
Mobility in America, eds. Julia Isaacs, Isabel Sawhill, and Haskins, Ron. Washington, DC: Pew
Charitable Trusts.
Burtless, Gary, and Haskins, Ron. 2008. Inequality, Economic Mobility, and Social Policy in
America. In Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation, eds. Peter Schuck
and James Wilson. New York: Public Affairs.
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Haskins, Ron, and Isabel V. Sawhill. 2007. Attacking Poverty and Inequality: Reinvigorating the
Fight for Opportunity. In Opportunity 08: Independent Ideas for America’s Next President, ed.
Mike O’Hanlon. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron. 2006. Poor Fathers and Public Policy: What Is to Be Done? In Black Males Left
Behind, ed. Ronald B. Mincy. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.
Haskins, Ron. 2006. Putting Education into Preschools. In Generational Change: Closing the
Test Score Gap, ed. Paul E. Peterson. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
Haskins, Ron. 2005. Child Development and Child Care Policy: Modest Impacts. In
Developmental Psychology and Social Change, eds. David B. Pillemer and Sheldon H. White.
Cambridge: Cambridge University.
Haskins, Ron, and Isabel Sawhill. 2005. The Politics of Deficit Reduction. In Restoring Fiscal
Sanity: Meeting the Long-run Challenge, eds. Alice Rivlin and Isabel Sawhill. Washington, DC:
Brookings.
Haskins, Ron. 2005. Welfare Reform: The Biggest Accomplishment of the Revolution. In
The Republican Revolution Ten Years Later, eds. Chris Edwards and John Samples. Washington,
DC: Cato.
Haskins, Ron, Alice Rivlin, and Isabel Sawhill. 2004. Getting to Balance: Three Alternative
Plans. In Restoring Fiscal Sanity: How to Balance the Budget, eds. Alice Rivlin and Isabel
Sawhill. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Edelman, Peter, Wendell Primus, and Haskins, Ron. 2002. Welfare Reform after Five Years. In
The Future of Social Insurance: Incremental Action or Fundamental Reform, eds. Peter
Edelman, Dallas L. Salisbury, and Pamela J. Larson. Washington, DC: National Academy of
Social Insurance.
Haskins, Ron. 2002. Federal Social Policy, Cohabitation, and Marriage. In Just Living Together;
Implications of Cohabitation on Families, Children, and Social Policy, ed. Alan Booth. Mahwah,
NJ: Earlbaum.
Haskins, Ron. 2001. Liberal and Conservative Influences on the Welfare Reform Legislation of
1996. In For Better and for Worse: State Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Low-Income
Families and Children, eds. P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale and Greg Duncan. New York: Russell
Sage.
Haskins, Ron. 2001. The Effects of Welfare Reform on Family Income and Poverty. In The New
World of Welfare, eds. Rebecca M. Blank and Haskins, Ron. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Rebecca Blank. 2001. Welfare Reform: An Agenda for Reauthorization. In
The New World of Welfare, eds. Rebecca M. Blank and Haskins, Ron. Washington, DC:
Brookings.
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Haskins, Ron. 2001. Dividing Up the Credit: Clinton and Republicans Fashion the Most Radical
Reforms in the History of Welfare. In American Economic Policy in the 1990s, eds. Jeffrey
Frankel and Peter Orszag. Cambridge: MIT.
Haskins, Ron. 2001. Welfare Reform Law of 1996: What Has Been Accomplished? What
Remains to be Done? Acton Institute Policy Forum 2: 1-25.
Haskins, Ron. 1997. Child Care in the Context of Welfare Reform. In Confronting the New
Politics of Child and Family Policy in the United States, eds. Sheila B. Kamerman and Alfred J.
Kahn. New York: Columbia University School of Social Work.
Haskins, Ron. 1995. Losing Ground of Moving Ahead? Welfare Reform and Children. In
Escape from Poverty: What Makes a Difference for Children?, eds. P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
and J. Brooks-Gunn. Cambridge: Cambridge University.
Haskins, Ron. 1992. Similar History, Similar Markets, Similar Policies Yield Similar Fixations.
In Child Care in Context: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, eds. Michael E. Lamb, K.J. Sternberg,
C.P. Hwang, and A.G. Broberg. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Haskins, Ron. 1992. Is Anything More Important than Day Care Quality? In Child Care in the
1990s: Trends and Consequences, ed. Alan Booth. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Haskins, Ron. 1988. Child Support: A Father’s View. In Child Support: From Debt Collection to
Social Policy, eds. Alfred J. Kahn, and Sheila B. Kamerman. New York: Russell Sage.
Haskins, Ron, Mark Lanier, and Duncan MacRae. 1988. Reforming the Public Schools: The
Commission Reports and Strategies of Reform. In Policies for America's Public Schools:
Teachers, Equity, and Indicators, eds. Haskins, Ron and Duncan MacRae. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
MacRae, Duncan, and Haskins, Ron. 1988. Reforming the Public Schools: Teaching, Equity, and
Educational Indicators. In Policies for America's Public Schools: Teachers, Equity, and
Indicators, eds. Haskins, Ron and Duncan MacRae. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Haskins, Ron. 1986. Social and Cultural Factors in Risk Assessment and Mild Mental
Retardation. In Risk in Psychosocial Development, eds. DC Farran and J.D. McKinney. New
York: Academic Press.
Haskins, Ron and Diane Adams. 1986. Parent Education and Public Policy: Synthesis and
Recommendations. In Parent Education and Public Policy, eds. Haskins, Ron and Diane Adams.
Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Haskins, Ron. 1985. Coleman and Beyond: Research, Commissions, and the Media. In The
Media, Social Science, and Social Policy for Children, eds. E. Rubinstein and J. Brown.
Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
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Haskins, Ron. 1982. Presidential and Congressional Commissions: The Select Panel in Context.
In Child Health Policy in an Age of Fiscal Austerity: Critiques of the Select Panel Report, ed.
Haskins, Ron. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Haskins, Ron. 1981. Social Policy Analysis: A Partial Agenda. In Models for Social Policy
Analysis: An Introduction, eds. Haskins, Ron and J.J. Gallagher. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
MacRae, Duncan, and Haskins, Ron. 1981. Models for Policy Analysis. In Models for Social
Policy Analysis: An Introduction, eds. Haskins, Ron and James J. Gallagher. Norwood, NJ:
Ablex.
Ramey, Craig T., and Haskins, Ron. 1981. Causes and Treatment of School Failure: Insights
from the Carolina Abecedarian Project. In Psychological Influences in Retarded Development
(Vol. 2), eds. M.J. Begab, Howard Garber, and H.C. Haywood. Baltimore: University Park Press.
Haskins, Ron. 1981. A Model for Analyzing Social Policies. In Care and Education of Young
Children in America: Policy, Politics, and Social Science, eds. Haskins, Ron and James J.
Gallagher. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Farran, Dale C., Haskins, Ron, and James J. Gallagher. 1980. Poverty and Mental Retardation: A
Search for Explanations. In New Directions for Exceptional Children (No. 1), ed. James J.
Gallagher. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Gallagher, James J., Haskins, Ron, and Dale C. Farran. 1979. Poverty and Public Policy. In The
Family: Setting Priorities, eds. T.Berry Brazelton and Victor C. Vaughan. New York: Science &
Medicine Publishing.
Rheingold, Harriet L., and Haskins, Ron. 1978. Growing Up Social. In Psychology: From
Research to Practice, ed. H.L. Pick. New York: Plenum.
Gallagher, James J., Craig T. Ramey, Haskins, Ron, and Neal W. Finkelstein. 1976. Use of
Longitudinal Research in the Study of Child Development. In Intervention Strategies for High-
Risk Infants and Young Children, ed. Ted Tjossem. Baltimore: University Park Press.
Policy Briefs
Haskins, Ron and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. Fall 2016. The Future of Children brief: Trouble in the
Land of Early Childhood Education? Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Janet Currie, and Oliver Deschenes. Spring 2016. The Future of Children brief:
The Promise of Birth Control. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Isabel Sawhill, and Sarah McLanahan. Fall 2015. The Future of Children brief:
The Promise of Birth Control. Princeton-Brookings.
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Haskins, Ron, Lawrence M. Berger, and Janet Currie. Spring 2015. The Future of Children brief:
Can States Improve Children’s Health by Preventing Abuse and Neglect? Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron and Ross Thompson. Spring 2014. The Future of Children brief: Early Stress Gets
Under the Skin: Promising Initiatives to Help Children Facing Chronic Adversity. Princeton-
Brookings.
Cozza, Colonel Stephen J. (U.S. Army, Ret.), Haskins, Ron, and Richard M. Lerner. Fall 2013.
The Future of Children brief: Keeping the Promise: Maintaining the Health of Military and
Veteran Families and Children. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron and Cecilia Elena Rouse. Spring 2013. The Future of Children brief: Time for
Change: A New Federal Strategy to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College. Princeton-
Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Richard Murnane, Isabel V. Sawhill, and Catherine Snow. Fall 2012. The Future
of Children brief: Can Academic Standards Boost Literacy and Close the Achievement Gap?
Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron. Spring 2012. The Future of Children brief: The SSI Program for Children: Time
for a Change? Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Jane Waldfogel, and Sara McLanahan. Fall 2011. The Future of Children brief:
Work-Family Conflict: Look to Employers and Communities for Solutions. Princeton-
Brookings.
Mead, Lawrence M. and Haskins, Ron. July 2011. Center on Children and Families brief:
Restoring Work by Poor Fathers. Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron and Marta Tienda. Spring 2011. The Future of Children brief: The Future of
Immigrant Children. Princeton-Brookings.
McLanahan, Sara, Haskins, Ron, Irwin Garfinkel, Ronald B. Mincy, and Elisabeth Donahue. Fall
2010. The Future of Children brief: Strengthening Fragile Families. Princeton-Brookings.
Bloom, Dan and Haskins, Ron. Spring 2010. The Future of Children brief: Helping High School
Dropouts Improve Their Prospects. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Christina Paxson, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. Fall 2009. The Future of Children
brief: Social Science Rising: A Tale of Evidence Shaping Public Policy. Princeton-Brookings.
Barth, Richard P. and Haskins, Ron. Fall 2009. The Future of Children brief: Will Parent
Training Reduce Abuse, Enhance Development, and Save Money? Let’s Find Out. Princeton-
Brookings.
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Haskins, Ron and James Kemple. Spring 2009. The Future of Children brief: A New Goal for
America’s High Schools: College Preparation for All. Princeton-Brookings.
Steinberg, Laurence and Haskins, Ron. Fall 2008. The Future of Children brief: Keeping
Adolescents out of Prison. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron. Fall 2007. Future of Children brief: Fighting Poverty through Incentives and
Work Mandates for Young Men. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Isabel V. Sawhill. 2007. Opportunity 08 brief: Attacking Poverty and
Inequality: Reinvigorating the Fight for Opportunity. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron and Loeb, Susanna. Spring 2007. Future of Children brief: A Plan to Improve the
Quality of Teaching in American Schools. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Christina Paxson, and Elisabeth Donahue. March 2006. Future of Children brief:
Fighting Obesity in the Public Schools. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Sara McLanahan, and Elisabeth Donahue. September 2005. Future of Children
brief: The Decline in Marriage: What to Do? Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Cecilia Rouse. March 2005. Future of Children brief: Closing Achievement
Gaps. Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Mark Greenberg, and Shawn Fremstad. December 2004. Future of Children brief:
Federal Policy for Immigrant Children: Room for Common Ground? Princeton-Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Isabel Sawhill. 2003. Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and
Welfare (WR&B Policy Brief No. 28). Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Isabel Sawhill. 2003. The Future of Head Start (WR&B Policy Brief No. 27).
Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Paul Offner. 2003. Achieving Compromise on Welfare Reform
Reauthorization (WR&B Policy Brief No. 25). Washington, DC: Brookings.
Sawhill, Isabel, and Haskins, Ron. 2001. Welfare Reform and the Work Support System (WR&B
Policy Brief No. 17). Washington, DC: Brookings.
Fix, Michael, and Haskins, Ron. 2001. Welfare Benefits for Non-citizens (WR&B Policy Brief
No. 15). Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, and Wendell Primus. 2001. Welfare Reform and Poverty (WR&B Policy Brief
No. 4). Washington, DC: Brookings.
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Haskins, Ron, Isabel Sawhill, and Kent Weaver. 2001. Welfare Reform Reauthorization: An
Overview of Problems and Issues (WR&B Policy Brief No. 2). Washington, DC: Brookings.
Haskins, Ron, Isabel Sawhill, and Kent Weaver. 2001. Welfare Reform: An Overview of Effects
to Date (WR&B Policy Brief No. 1). Washington, DC: Brookings.
Testimony
Haskins, Ron. 2016, June 22. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs. Renewing Communities and Providing Opportunities
through Innovative Solutions to Poverty. 114th Cong., 2nd sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2015, October 27. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on
Agriculture, Subcommittee on Nutrition. How to Reduce Poverty and Increase Economic
Mobility. 114th Cong.,1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2015, March 16. Testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates. Maryland
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Grant Program.
Haskins, Ron. 2015, February 11. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on Ways
and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources. Challenges Facing Low-Income Individuals
and Families. 114th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2014, January 28. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on the
Budget. Poverty and Opportunity: Begin with Facts. 113th Cong., 2nd sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2014, January 16. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions. A New Federal Strategy to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for
College. 113th Cong., 2nd sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2012, June 5. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Committee on Finance.
Combating Poverty: Understanding New Challenges for Families. 112th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2012, May 8. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on Agriculture,
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture. Reflecting on SNAP: Purposes, Spending, and
Potential Savings. 112th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2012, April 17. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on the Budget.
Means-Tested Programs, Work Incentives, and Block Grants. 112th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2009, December 9. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on the
Budget. The Social Safety Net: Impact of the Recession and of the Recovery Act, 111th Cong.,
1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2008, January 23. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on
Education and Labor. Investing in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children’s Success,
111th Cong., 1st sess.
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Haskins, Ron. 2007, February 22. Testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates, Committee on
Ways and Means. The Earned Income Tax Credit.
Haskins, Ron. 2007, January 24. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on Ways
and Means. The Economic and Societal Costs of Poverty, 110th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2006, July 19. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on Ways and
Means. The Outcomes of 1996 Welfare Reform, 109th Cong., 2nd sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2006, May 3. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, Subcommittee on The District of Columbia. Trends in Family Composition,
109th Cong., 2nd sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2005, October 6. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Committee on
Appropriations. Federal Programs to Promote Marriage, 109th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2005, February 17. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on the
Budget. Domestic Entitlement Programs, 109th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2005, February 10. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on Ways
and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources. Welfare Reform Reauthorization Proposals,
109th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2004, March 5. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Committee on Finance,
Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, The Benefits of Healthy Marriage, 108th
Cong., 2nd sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2003, February 20. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Finance Committee,
Field Hearing at the American Institute of Business Conference Center in Des Moines, IA.
Welfare Reform, 108 Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2001, September 20. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on
Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Welfare Reform:
An Examination of Effects, 107th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2001, July 25. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on the Budget,
Challenges Facing Working Families in America, 107th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2001, July 19. Congressional Testimony for the Senate Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition and Forestry. Nutrition and the Farm Bill, 107th Cong., 1st sess.
Haskins, Ron. 2001, June 28. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on Ways and
Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources. Child Support and Fatherhood Proposals, 107th
Cong., 1st sess.
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Haskins, Ron. 2001, June 27. Congressional Testimony for the House Committee on Agriculture,
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. Food Stamps.
107th Cong., 1st sess.
Editorial Writing
Haskins, Ron. 2016. Under the Radar: Getting Social Policy Done in a Divided Washington.
Brookings. October 24.
Haskins, Ron. 2016. The Next President Should Stick to the Facts. Real Clear Policy. October
14.
Haskins, Ron. 2016. Five Pieces of Good News for American Children. Social Mobility Memos.
September 26.
Haskins, Ron. 2016. Paul Ryan and the GOP Start a Serious Poverty Conversation. Real Clear
Markets. June 8.
Haskins, Ron. 2016. Are Conservatives Serious About Fighting Poverty? Real Clear Markets.
January 20.
Haskins, Ron. 2016. Are We Witnessing the Rebirth of Kemp Republicanism? Social Mobility
Memos. January 13.
Holzer, Harry, and Ron Haskins. 2015. Who Says Progressives and Conservatives Can’t
Compromise? Inside Sources. December 14.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. Two Cheers for the Recent Budget Deal. Real Clear Markets. November
10.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. Evidence Speaks Loudly at Results First. Evidence Speaks. October 29.
Haskins, Ron and Isabel Sawhill. 2015. Contraception and the American Dream. Social Mobility
Memos. October 15.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. $2 a Day: A More Complete Picture. Social Mobility Memos. September 14.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. A Key to Increasing Economic Mobility. Real Clear Markets. August 26.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. Memo to Republicans: On Teen Pregnancy, Use Evidence Not Ideology.
Social Mobility Memos. June 26.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. The Federal Debt is Worse Than You Think. Real Clear Markets. April 8.
Haskins, Ron. 2015. Better Together: Work and Work Support. Social mobility Memos. February
13.
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Haskins, Ron. 2015. Our Crisis is One of Infrastructure, So Let’s Roll Out the Gas Tax. Real
Clear Markets. January 27.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. Social Programs That Work. The New York Times. December 31.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. Absent Major Change, High Wealth Inequality Will Likely Remain the
Norm. Real Clear Markets. November 18.
Haskins, Ron and Michael O’Hanlon. Commentary: Stop Sequestering Defense. Congress,
President Must Strike Budget Deal. DefenseNews. October 13.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. The Budget Crisis Could End in One of Two Ways. Real Clear Markets.
September 9.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. Unrestrained Healthcare Spending Suffocates Growth. Real Clear Markets.
July 1.
Haskins, Ron. 2014. Deficits Bother You? The Real Problem is Inept Governance. Real Clear
Markets. April 22.
Haskins, Ron, 2014. An Old Story About the War on Poverty. Real Clear Markets. February 12.
Haskins, Ron. 2013. Washington is in Denial About the Budget Deficit. Real Clear Markets.
December 4.
Haskins, Ron. 2013. On the Budget, Obama’s Opening Bid Was Reasonable. Real Clear
Markets. April 17.
Haskins, Ron. 2013. Going Big on Deficit Reduction is Dead. Now What? Real Clear Markets.
January 15.
Haskins, Ron. 2012. The Fiscal Cliff Predictable, Reprehensible, But Still Avoidable. Real Clear
Markets. November 6.
Haskins, Ron. 2012. Can a VP Ryan Boost the Odds of a Deficit Compromise? Real Clear
Markets. August 28.
Haskins, Ron. 2012. The Deficit GOP Must Give in on Taxes, Dems on Spending. Real Clear
Markets. June 20.
Haskins, Ron. 2012. Decisions that Doom the Future. The Washington Post. March 30.
Haskins, Ron. 2012. Paul Ryan: The Most Daring Budget Hawk of His Generation. Real Clear
Markets. March 27.
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Schuck, Peter H. and Haskins, Ron. 2012. Welfare Reform Worked. Los Angeles Times.
February 28.
Haskins, Ron. 2012. The Virtue Deficit (book review of Charles Murray’s Coming Apart).
National Review. February 6. p. 43.
Haskins, Ron. 2011. Tapped. American Legion 171 (6): 30-36.
Haskins, Ron. 2011. Obama’s Deficit Opportunity. The Hill. September 21.
Haskins, Ron. 2011. GOP’s High-Stakes Game to Slash Deficit. CNN. April 6.
Haskins, Ron. 2010. Means-Tested Programs Should Bear Part of the Deficit Burden. Spotlight
on Poverty and Opportunity, November 15.
Haskins, Ron and W. Steven Barnett. 2010. A Test for Head Start. The Washington Post,
October 11.
Haskins, Ron. 2010. Rising Poverty and the Social Safety Net: End the Stimulus Benefit
Expansions. The New York Times, September 17.
Haskins, Ron and Isabel V. Sawhill. 2010. America Needs More Economic Mobility. The
Huffington Post, March 29.
Nelson, Doug and Haskins, Ron. 2010. Census to Redefine Poverty. Politico, March 12.
Haskins, Ron. 2009. Encouraging Marriage Helps Everyone. Business Week, November 5.
Sawhill, Isabel V. and Haskins, Ron. 2009. Five Myths about Our Land of Opportunity. The
Washington Post, November 1.
Frenzel, Bill and Haskins, Ron. 2008. Budget Chaos, What, Me Worry? Washington Times,
April 7.
Haskins, Ron. 2008. The Presidential Election and Marriage: Where’s the Debate? Spotlight on
Poverty and Opportunity.
Haskins, Ron. 2007. The Rise of the Bottom Fifth: How to Build on the Gains of Welfare
Reform, The Washington Post, May 29.
Haskins, Ron. 2006. Where the Welfare Law Failed Fathers: Young Men Need Incentives,
National Public Radio Online, August 19.
Haskins, Ron. 2006. Welfare Reform 10 Years Later, Baltimore Sun, August 20, p. 21A.
Haskins, Ron. 2006. Welfare Check, Wall Street Journal, July 27, p. A12.
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Haskins, Ron and Sara McLanahan. 2005. Strengthen Marriage, but Maintain Safety Net,
Baltimore Sun, November 15, p. A11.
Archer, Bill, E. Clay Show, Jr., and Haskins, Ron. 2004. Compelling Case to Reauthorize
Welfare Reform, Houston Chronicle, January 19, p. A12.
Haskins, Ron. 2001. Welfare Reform: A Mother’s Work, Washington Post, November 13, p.
A12.
Blank, Rebecca M., and Haskins, Ron. 2001. Revisiting Welfare, Washington Post, February 14,
p. A18.
Note: Haskins also wrote the first drafts of several editorials and articles which appeared in the
New York Times, Washington Post, Roll Call, and other periodicals between 1990 and 2000
when he was a senior staffer for the Committee on Ways and Means.
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