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Across-the-board spending cuts do not make children or the economy healthier
The difficult realities and constraints facing the U.S. federal budget, coupled with the evident value of investing in children and families, raise a complex q…
To improve unemployment insurance, it’s time to revisit an old idea
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Policy Director Ryan Nunn revisits a old policy proposal by economists Shavell and Weiss that would change the payment structur…
America’s small investment in government data has big payoffs
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and AEI's Michael Strain make the case for the importance of government-collected data.
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testifies on the pros and cons of restricting SNAP benefits
On February 16, 2017, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testified before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture on the "Pros and Cons of Restricting SNAP Purchases."
The future of occupational licensing reform
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Policy Director Ryan Nunn explores the possibilities of long run licensing reform efforts, arguing that they may be most effect…
Should government control what low-income people eat?
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach addresses whether the government should control how beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutr…
Here’s how America should play its winning hand for long-run economic growth
Hamilton Project Advisory Council Member Robert E. Rubin offers his thoughts on how the United States can achieve long-term economic growth in a recent Washing…
What increasing education will and will not do for earnings and earnings inequality
Scholars and public commentators have recently debated the impact of education on earnings and earnings inequality. Some have argued that improving education i…
