Publications
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.
Policy Proposals
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 policies and regulations.
Technology & Innovation
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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue
Effective Government
Healthy Economy
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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
Economic Security & Inequality
Recessions
Social Insurance
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The US immigration system: Potential benefits of reform
The Hamilton Project provides background information on the state of America’s immigration system, and discusses the economic benefits of reforming the system.
Rationalizing US immigration policy: Reforms for simplicity, fairness, and economic growth
Giovanni Peri of UC Davis proposes a practical set of immigration reforms, starting with market-based changes to employment-based visas to better link visas wi…
What immigration means for US employment and wages
Our nation’s immigration policy continues to be an issue of debate among policymakers, particularly the impact on the U.S. labor force. The Hamilton Project hi…
A dozen economic facts about innovation
During the last century, medical, technical, and business innovations have driven economic growth, increased wages, and improved living standards in the United…
Ten economic facts about immigration
This policy memo explores some of the questions frequently raised around immigration in the United States and provides facts drawn from publicly available data…
