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Who are the poor Americans?
In this post, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh explores the characteristics of poverty in the United States.
Removing barriers to female labor-force participation
This op-ed originally appeared in Real Clear Markets, Shambaugh, Nunn, and Portman discuss the barriers that women face in the labor market, arguing that remov…
Why wages aren’t growing in America
In this article, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh and Policy Director Ryan Nunn address why wages aren't growing in the United States.
We’ve fixed the jobs gap, but people still aren’t working
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh discusses the closing of the jobs gap, the many people in the United States who are still out of work, a…
Act now to save the 2020 census
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and AEI Resident Scholar Michael R. Strain discuss the importance of government-collected …
What does the Seattle experience teach us about minimum wages?
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and THP author Jesse Rothstein discuss a recent study examining the effect of raising the …
How you can help save local kids from going hungry this summer
For many children, summer vacation evokes images of their favorite foods: backyard barbecues, fresh farmer’s market produce, s’mores by the campfire and frozen…
Rule reversal: How the Feds can challenge state regulation
An oft-repeated observation is that government works best when it is closest to the people. But when local and state governments are unduly influenced by speci…
