The Hamilton Project produces evidence-based policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth.

This new book offers detailed policy proposals for making current programs—including unemployment insurance, nutrition assistance, basic temporary assistance, employment subsidies, and infrastructure spending—more effective as automatic stabilizers.

On May 16, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth co-convened a forum to explore policy options to reduce the impact of the next recession.

On April 3, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh testified before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on SNAP work requirements.

These nine economic facts characterize the current use of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system, highlighting the economic and social costs that they pose to defendants and society.

On March 15, The Hamilton Project hosted a forum exploring reforms to monetary sanctions, including bail, fines, fees, and forfeitures.

In this interactive, The Hamilton Project enables users to explore—down to the state and county level—where and how places are struggling or thriving throughout the United States.