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The Hamilton Project produces and commissions policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth by embracing a significant role for well-designed government policies and public investment.
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The changing demographics of business ownership
Gaps in business ownership have shrunk with a rise in Black and Hispanic entrepreneurship in recent years.
Economic Security & Inequality
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The safety net should work for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The austere US safety net for poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability benefits
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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April 23, 2024
The changing demographics of business ownership
Gaps in business ownership have shrunk with a rise in Black and Hispanic entrepreneurship in recent years.
Posts
April 22, 2024
Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
On April 17, The Hamilton Project hosted a webcast to discuss the safety net for non-elderly adults who do not have dependent children and do not receive disab…
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April 17, 2024
The safety net should work for working-age adults
Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) receive minimal support from traditional safety net programs. Many struggle to work because of health conditions…
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April 17, 2024
The austere US safety net for poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability benefits
The safety net remains starkly inadequate for non-elderly childless adults without disability benefits, leading to higher rates of deep poverty, homelessness, …
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April 17, 2024
Poverty and poverty reduction among non-elderly, nondisabled, childless adults in affluent countries: The United States in cross-national perspective
Social policy in the United States leaves too many of its citizens exposed to financial hardship and poverty, in large part due to major gaps in coverage. In c…
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November 16, 2023
High mortgage rates are probably here for a while
An analysis identifies factors behind the increase in mortgage rates and the gap between mortgage rates and U.S. Treasury securities.
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October 24, 2023
Have workers gotten a raise?
A comprehensive evaluation of real pay changes since the pandemic looks at pay measures, inflation effects, and the distributional breakdown.
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October 5, 2023
A primer on SNAP work requirements
An explainer on work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) summarizes the research on…