In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama outlined an ambitious second-term agenda focusing on policies to help strengthen America’s middle class through broad-based economic growth. Since its launch in 2006, The Hamilton Project has released a range of targeted policy proposals that provide innovative, evidence-based approaches to address many of the priorities set forth in this year’s address, which we offer as a resource to policymakers in response to specific ideas mentioned by the President this week.
Education technologies hold promise for personalized learning and for building basic skills, but a fundamental obstacle remains: the effectiveness of learning technologies is rarely known. Building on the Common Core State Standards and increasing access to broadband internet, Aaron K. Chatterji of Duke University and Benjamin Jones of Northwestern University propose the establishment of a new third-party ratings organization to overcome this challenge.
Last night, President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address, putting forth his policy agenda to the 112th Congress on issues. Since its launch in 2006, The Hamilton Project has developed targeted policy proposals that touch on many of these areas, which we offer as a resource to policymakers in response to specific ideas mentioned by the President last evening.
Examining data about the current state of the economy and job growth in June, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney look at the role innovation could play in aiding the faltering economy by increasing productivity, boosting wages, and improving the quality of life for American families.
During the last century, medical, technical, and business innovations have driven economic growth, increased wages, and improved living standards in the United States. In recent years, however, those gains have stagnated. The Hamilton Project examines the role of innovation in driving the U.S. economy, including its historical importance, the current pace of growth, and opportunities for investments to benefit America’s future.
John M. Deutch proposes a series of best practices for government support of U.S. technology demonstration and a new institution, the Energy Technology Corporation, that would be responsible for managing and selecting technology demonstration projects.
In this paper, the Center for American Progress (CAP) and The Hamilton Project (THP) outline three proposals to help address the long-run imperative of creating jobs and improving wages in the United States.
This paper argues that we must confront the challenges that pose a greater risk to our long-run prosperity than the Great Recession. America’s future growth requires reprioritizing expenditures toward increasing workforce productivity, innovation and infrastructure, savings, and government effectiveness.
Two market problems in addressing climate change are lack of private incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and underinvestment by industry in R&D. This proposal addresses these issues through permanent R&D tax credits and support for research institutions.
Jon M. Peha outlines policies through which government could facilitate the expansion of broadband infrastructure into unserved communities. He argues that these policy reforms would move America closer to the goal of universal access to broadband Internet.
In the past 40 years, as the pace of innovation has slowed, American workers have experienced lower growth rates of productivity and compensation.
Technological and medical innovations have drastically reduced the mortality rate and increased life expectancy in the United States
The United States lags far behind other countries in training students in the STEM fields that advance scientific and technological innovations.
Since the advent of computers, consumers have enjoyed greater bang for their buck as computers have become increasingly powerful.
Michael Greenstone's recent testimony before the Joint Economic Committee on the importance of Research and Development (R&D).
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On September 27th, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum to discuss new approaches to promoting attainment and achievement in K-12 education. The event included featured remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, highlighting recent progress on education reform, the difficult work still ahead, and the need for innovation to help advance reform efforts.
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What new breakthrough sciences and technologies are next on the horizon for the U.S. economy, and what role can policy play in creating a positive environment to promote innovative developments? On June 28, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on the future of innovation in the United States which explored the challenges to, and opportunities for, furthering advancements to create jobs and spur economic growth.
Governor Tim Kaine joined Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. Summers in the opening session of a Hamilton Project public forum on the need for a national strategy that promotes infrastructure as a central component of long-term, broadly shared growth.
The Hamilton Project convened a policy discussion to examine the importance of science and technology to meeting the challenges of the 21st Century and introduced proposals to enhance U.S. expertise and competitiveness in these areas.
Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates roundtable discussion with Associate Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business Aaron Chatterji, Associate Professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Benjamin Jones, Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District Terry Grier, Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education Karen Cator, Deputy Director of Policy Development at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation William Tucker, Founder and CEO of LearnZillion Eric Westendorf, and President of the National Education Association William Tucker.
Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, gives opening remarks at Back to School: Promoting Attainment and Achievement in K-12 Education.
Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates roundtable discussion with Associate Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business Aaron Chatterji, Associate Professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Benjamin Jones, Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District Terry Grier, Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education Karen Cator, Deputy Director of Policy Development at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation William Tucker, Founder and CEO of LearnZillion Eric Westendorf, and President of the National Education Association William Tucker.
Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, gives opening remarks at Back to School: Promoting Attainment and Achievement in K-12 Education.
On September 27th, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum to discuss new approaches to promoting attainment and achievement in K-12 education. The event included featured remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, highlighting recent progress on education reform, the difficult work still ahead, and the need for innovation to help advance reform efforts.
In the past 40 years, as the pace of innovation has slowed, American workers have experienced lower growth rates of productivity and compensation.
Technological and medical innovations have drastically reduced the mortality rate and increased life expectancy in the United States
The United States lags far behind other countries in training students in the STEM fields that advance scientific and technological innovations.
Since the advent of computers, consumers have enjoyed greater bang for their buck as computers have become increasingly powerful.
Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates a panel discussion between Stanford Professor Tim Bresnahan, Chief Technology Officer of the United States Aneesh Chopra, George Mason Professor Tyler Cowen, and Silver Lake Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Glenn Hutchins on challenges facing American innovation.
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