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How Worried Should We Be if the Debt Ceiling Isn’t Lifted?

If the debt limit binds, how would the U.S. Treasury operate? How much would federal spending have to be cut? How would the economy be affected? Wendy Edelberg and Louise Sheiner explain the stakes and potential ramifications. 

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Proposal

A More Equitable Distribution of the Positive Fiscal Benefits of Immigration

Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson propose a system for sharing the fiscal benefits of immigration with localities that bear more of the near-term costs.

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Proposal

Renewing America, Revamping Immigration

In a policy proposal, Jennifer Hunt identifies reforms to the U.S. immigration system that would increase its economic benefits to the native born, enforce its fairness, and strengthen the application of its laws.

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The Labor Market Needs to Soften—but Not as Much as Some Think

Two measures suggest different gaps between the current strength in the labor market and what a more sustainable level would be.

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Economic Analysis

A Closer Look at a Hot Labor Market

In this economic analysis, The Hamilton Project determine the degree to which firms that are looking to hire a significant number of workers can expand employment or cannot.

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Recession Remedies in the Face of High Inflation

The Peterson Foundation asked twelve leading experts, including The Hamilton Project's Wendy Edelberg, to share their views on the most important fiscal and economic questions facing America.

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