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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 Hamilton Project: 2025 in figures
These nine data visualizations illustrate The Hamilton Project's work in 2025 on key economic policy challenges and developments.
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Learning curves: Post-COVID learning trajectories differ by the grade a student was in when the pandemic hit
Education
Policy Proposals
Artificial intelligence and algorithmic exclusion
Technology & Innovation
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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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A hand up: A strategy to reward work, expand opportunity, and reduce poverty
This paper offers a strategy to reduce poverty and strengthen growth across the income spectrum by helping people find jobs, investing in human capital, and cr…
New Hope: Fulfilling America’s promise to “make work pay”
The New Hope program was designed to assist workers by providing work supports including access to quality child care and health insurance. This paper evaluate…
An education strategy to promote opportunity, prosperity, and growth
To better secure the benefits of education, this paper outlines an evidence-based education strategy that emphasizes new investments in some areas (such as ear…
A growth-enhancing approach to economic security
American families face new economic risks even as our social safety net is fraying. This paper outlines a strategy for providing a basic level of economic secu…
Growth, opportunity, and prosperity in a globalizing economy
This framing paper articulates a philosophy of embracing international competition while investing in workers and market-friendly insurance. The underlying goa…
An economic strategy to advance opportunity, prosperity, and growth
Americans’ long-held belief that education and hard work advances each generation’ outlook has provided a powerful incentive for industrious activity, spurring…
