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Event recap—Reimagining homeowners insurance amid growing climate risk
On March 18, The Hamilton Project and Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy hosted an event on homeowners insurance and climate risk.
Energy & Climate
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A proposal for a US federal property reinsurer
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Event recap—AI + work: Understanding AI’s impact on the labor market
Employment & Wages
Technology & Innovation
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Research on AI and the labor market is still in the first inning
Employment & Wages
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New tax legislation would increase the return to work for low- and middle-income working families
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray introduced legislation that would provide tax relief for working families by establishing a deduction for two-e…
Closing the jobs gap: February 2014 jobs gap update
As of the end of February 2014, our nation faces a jobs gap of 7.5 million jobs. This chart shows how the jobs gap has evolved since the start of the Great Rec…
Closing the jobs gap: January 2014 jobs gap update
As of the end of January 2014, our nation faces a jobs gap of 7.6 million jobs. The Hamilton Project updates our jobs gap calculator.
The “ripple effect” of a minimum wage increase on American workers
In this month’s Hamilton Project employment analysis, we consider the “ripple effects” of a minimum wage increase on near-minimum wage workers, finding that a …
Giving secondary earners a tax break: A proposal to help low- and middle-income families
The current tax system hampers low- and middle-income families who add secondary earners to the workforce to augment their primary breadwinner’s income. In a n…
The lasting effects of the Great Recession: Six million missing workers and a new economic normal
Despite the consistent pattern of modest jobs growth over the last several years, the nation’s goal of a full recovery from the Great Recession remains elusive…
What new immigrants could mean for American wages
The Hamilton Project examines how future immigration trends could impact American wages, using targets set in the recently-passed Senate bill as a signpost. Un…
Rising student debt burdens: Factors behind the phenomenon
Despite the positive return to higher education, many Americans are concerned about their ability to pay for college, and there is increasing focus on the risi…
