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

The final rule on work requirement waivers, released on December 4, 2019, weakens SNAP's role as an automatic stabilizer and a critical element of the safety net. The Hamilton Project analysis finds that the final rule would respond more slowly to a recess

On November 20, 2019, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh testified before the U.S. Joint Economic Committee during the hearing, “Connecting More People to Work."

In this new set of economic facts, The Hamilton Project and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research document the potential extent of climate change damages, while also weighing the relative costs and benefits of various policy interventions.

On October 23, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) co-convened a forum to explore economic policy innovations to combat climate change.

In this strategy paper, The Hamilton Project explores the decline in U.S. LFPR as well as patterns by age, gender, race and education. We then assess potential explanations and describe numerous policy proposals that would raise labor force participation.

A new data interactive by The Hamilton Project—which includes data for every school and zip code in the U.S.—examines factors that affect learning at local elementary, middle and high school levels.

In this economic analysis, The Hamilton Project finds that changing employment and school enrollment patterns have contributed to declining labor force participation among youth, ages 16 to 24.

In this economic analysis, The Hamilton Project finds that the decline in private-sector union membership is economically important for the future of labor.