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

In a new policy proposal, Tanya Byker and Elena Patel propose the creation of a federal Paid Parental and Medical Leave (PPML) program. 

In this proposal, Elizabeth Davis and Aaron Sojourner propose an ambitious vision to increase federal funding for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECE).

In a new blog, Lauren Bauer provides new evidence that mothers — particularly mothers of children under five and unmarried mothers — are being left behind in the economic recovery from COVID-19.

In this analysis, Wendy Edelberg, Elizabeth Lee, Sara Estep, Madison Bober highligh a selection of policy proposals from The Hamilton Project’s 2020 book titled Tackling the Tax Code: Efficient and Equitable Ways to Raise Revenue.

On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host a webcast examining reforms to federal policies around paid family and sick leave and early childhood education and care.

In this proposal, Arindrajit Dube offers a comprehensive plan to reform and modernize the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system to reflect and align with the challenges of the current labor market.

In this proposal, Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Benjamin Keys propose a plan to support homeowners and renters to stabilize households and housing markets during future economic downturns.

In this economic analysis, experts offer new insights on the recent history of housing policy from the latter half of the 20th century to today, compare homeowner and renter experiences, and analyze housing assistance policies.

In this analysis, Jay Shambaugh provides evidence to help interpret forthcoming releases of inflation data as they begin to capture the impact of the COVID-19 downturn.

These economic facts detail some of the ways in which work, time, and caregiving have changed for mothers with young children from before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2020 until early 2021.

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host a webcast examining policy options to improve UI and housing support in the U.S.

In this economic analysis, experts examine data on the 60 jobs that employ the most workers in the United States and have the highest and lowest susceptibility to automation in the next 10 to 20 years, with a particular focus on Black and Hispanic workers.