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Policy Proposals
June 17, 2020
Reforming the patent system
A Hamilton Project proposal by Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and Heidi Williams of Stanford University offers several reforms to the U.S. patent system. Improving t…
Policy Proposals
June 17, 2020
Innovation policies to boost productivity
John Van Reenen of MIT and the Sloan School of Management proposes an ambitious Grand Innovation Challenge Fund that would increase U.S. investment in research…
Posts
June 10, 2020
To target aid to the neediest families, we need to strengthen TANF
During the COVID-19 pandemic, broad-based income support through both direct checks and unemployment insurance have been essential in limiting the income losse…
Posts
June 4, 2020
Examining options to boost essential worker wages during the pandemic
In this analysis, Ryan Nunn, Jimmy O'Donnell, and Jay Shambaugh consider several policy options that could help boost workers’ wages. The authors also prov…
Posts
May 13, 2020
Incomes have crashed. How much has unemployment insurance helped?
The rapid contraction of the economy this spring has shattered records for the speed of onset of a recession. One of the most economically important pieces of …
Papers
May 7, 2020
The labor market experiences of workers in alternative work arrangements
In 2017, over 15 million workers (about 10 percent of the total U.S. workforce) were in alternative work arrangements. In this economic analysis, Ryan Nunn and…
Posts
May 7, 2020
Unpredictable and uninsured: The challenging labor market experiences of nontraditional workers
This blog post explores two important labor market disadvantages observed for nontraditional workers: more volatile hours and less health insurance coverage.
Posts
May 6, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has already left too many children hungry in America
In this blog post, Lauren Bauer documents new evidence from two nationally representative surveys that were initiated to provide up-to-date estimates of the co…