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Event recap—AI + work: Building pro-worker AI
On February 25, The Hamilton Project hosted a virtual event with Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, Simon Johnson, and Natasha Sarin to discuss pro-worker AI.
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Event recap—AI + work: Building pro-worker AI
On February 25, The Hamilton Project hosted a virtual event with Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, Simon Johnson, and Natasha Sarin to discuss pro-worker AI.
Building pro-worker AI
Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson ask: What is pro-worker AI, and how can we build it?
The Hamilton Project: 2025 in figures
These nine data visualizations illustrate The Hamilton Project's work in 2025 on key economic policy challenges and developments.
Learning curves: Post-COVID learning trajectories differ by the grade a student was in when the pandemic hit
Lauren Bauer and Eileen Powell assess whether the effect of COVID-related disruptions differed depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 schoo…
Artificial intelligence and algorithmic exclusion
In this proposal, Catherine Tucker makes the case for including algorithmic exclusion, defined as failure or harm arising from insufficient input data, in AI p…
Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
On October 30, The Hamilton Project hosted a webcast to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to …
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
Lauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach analyze how SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect the program’s response to recessions.
