The Hamilton Project > Blog http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/{url_title} en-us ℗ & © 2012 The Hamilton Project The Hamilton Project produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. <![CDATA[Hamilton Project Immigration Forum Materials]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/hamilton_project_immigration_forum_materials/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/hamilton_project_immigration_forum_materials/ The Hamilton Project Yesterday, The Hamilton Project hosted a policy forum focused on the challenges and opportunities for immigration reform in today’s economic and political environment. At the event, the Project released a new policy proposal from UC Davis Professor Giovanni paper focused on a market-based solution to immigration reform. Additionally, The Hamilton Project released a framing document focused on the potential economic  benefits of immigration reform.  To learn more about the forum, check out the event materials.

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]]> 2012-05-16T18:33:37+00:00 <![CDATA[Cecilia Muñoz to Give Featured Remarks at Hamilton Project Immigration Event]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/cecilia_munoz_to_give_featured_remarks_at_hamilton_project_immigration/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/cecilia_munoz_to_give_featured_remarks_at_hamilton_project_immigration/ The Hamilton Project Next Tuesday, The Hamilton Project will host a forum to discuss U.S. immigration policy. Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, will give featured remarks on the Obama Administration’s efforts to reform America’s broken immigration system and why that is an economic imperative. Learn more about the event and register to attend here.

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]]> 2012-05-10T17:18:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Nobody Immune from Income Volatility, Even Rich]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/nobody_immune_from_income_volatility_even_rich/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/nobody_immune_from_income_volatility_even_rich/ The Hamilton Project In Bloomberg View, Advisory Council member Peter Orszag discusses changes in income volatility in recent decades, showing how volatility forms a U-shaped curve – greatest at the bottom and top of the income distribution.  Read more here.

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]]> 2012-05-09T19:32:06+00:00 <![CDATA[What Immigration Means For U.S. Employment and Wages]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/what_immigration_means_for_u.s._employment_and_wages1/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/what_immigration_means_for_u.s._employment_and_wages1/ The Hamilton Project  

Our nation’s immigration policy continues to be an issue of debate among federal and state policymakers, particularly during today’s difficult economic times.  One area of concern has been the impact of immigration on the U.S. labor force and the wages of American workers.  In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project highlights the economic evidence on what immigration means for U.S. jobs and the economy.  Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney find that, on average, immigration increases the opportunities and incomes of Americans.  To read the full piece, click here.

On May 15th, The Hamilton Project will host a forum on immigration reform and release a new proposal by UC Economist Giovanni Peri, which explores a path forward for a market-based immigration system.  More information on the event and registration can be found by clicking here.

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]]> 2012-05-04T11:27:36+00:00 <![CDATA[Hamilton Project Forum to Air on C-SPAN]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/hamilton_project_forum_to_air_on_c-span/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/hamilton_project_forum_to_air_on_c-span/ The Hamilton Project Today's Hamilton Project tax forum, Econmoic Facts About Taxes: Rates, Revenues and Reform Options, will air live on C-SPAN2 starting at 9:30 am. Learn more about the event here, and stream live on C-SPAN2 here.

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]]> 2012-05-03T10:55:34+00:00 <![CDATA[Romney’s Conflicting Tax Goals Make Burden Shift Likely]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/romneys_conflicting_tax_goals_make_burden_shift_likely/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/romneys_conflicting_tax_goals_make_burden_shift_likely/ The Hamilton Project Bloomberg’s Richard Rubin cites Hamilton Project data showing the impacts of reducing income tax rates on revenues and progressivity of the tax schedule.  To reduce the top tax rate to 23 percent and still generate revenue, nearly every single tax break would need to be eliminated. The data comes from a document being released tomorrow “A Dozen Economic Facts About Tax Reform.” The document will be released at a tax policy forum in Washington, DC. A few seats remain at the event -- event information and registration are available here.

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]]> 2012-05-02T16:57:57+00:00 <![CDATA[How You Can Use The Cloud For Rapid-Fire Innovation]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/how_you_can_use_the_cloud_for_rapid-fire_innovation/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/how_you_can_use_the_cloud_for_rapid-fire_innovation/ The Hamilton Project Total Factor Productivity

A Forbes guest post cites one of The Hamilton Project’s “Dozen Economic Facts About Innovation,” which shows that the pace of American innovation has slowed over the last four decades. Read more of the Project’s innovation facts here.

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]]> 2012-04-30T18:10:45+00:00 <![CDATA[The Lose-Lose Job of Cutting Your Top Tax Breaks]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/the_lose-lose_job_of_cutting_your_top_tax_breaks/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/the_lose-lose_job_of_cutting_your_top_tax_breaks/ The Hamilton Project

The Fiscal Times cites data from a forthcoming Hamilton Project document showing eliminating certain tax expenditures would have different distributional impacts on different income brackets.  The data comes from an upcoming Hamilton Project document, “A Dozen Economic Facts about Tax Reform,” which will be released at a policy forum next week that will highlight the economic context for tax reform and the economic criteria that should be used when evaluating tax reform options.  Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Martin Feldstein and Lawrence H. Summers, former Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, will kick off the event with a discussion of the broad economic case for tax reform.  Event information and registration are available here.

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]]> 2012-04-27T15:11:30+00:00 <![CDATA[Why we pay too little for energy]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/why_we_pay_too_little_for_energy/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/why_we_pay_too_little_for_energy/ The Hamilton Project

The Washington Post’s Wonkblog cites a new Hamilton Project paper by Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney discussing the social costs of our energy sources. These social costs include things such as damage to the environment, adverse health impacts, and weakened national security.  Read the full paper here.

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]]> 2012-04-25T18:30:10+00:00 <![CDATA[JEC Hearing on Gas Prices in the Northeast]]> http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/jec_hearing_on_gas_prices_in_the_northeast/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/jec_hearing_on_gas_prices_in_the_northeast/ The Hamilton Project On Thursday, Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone will testify before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) on the potential impacts of closing refineries in the Northeast on gas prices.   The hearing is at 2:15 in  room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.  The hearing will be webcast at www.jec.senate.gov.  More information on the hearing is available here.

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