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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.
Policy Proposals
Reforming regulation: A proposal to end unsound cost-benefit analysis requirements for tax and transfer rules
Greg Leiserson offers a proposal to streamline and accelerate rulemaking and improve the quality of the rulemaking process.
Effective Government
Tax Policy & Budget
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Who will care for an aging America? Takeaways from The Hamilton Project’s long-term care event
Health Care
Immigration
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Who enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings?
Employment & Wages
Health Care
Policy Proposals
A direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population
Employment & Wages
Immigration
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Policy Proposals
October 19, 2017
Expanding access to earned sick leave to support caregiving
Nicole Maestas proposes a federal earned sick leave mandate guaranteeing one hour of flexible, multi-purpose sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
Policy Proposals
April 26, 2017
Labor force to lecture hall: Pell Grants and postsecondary policies in response to job loss
Currently, Pell Grants are designed to meet the needs of recent high school graduates. In this proposal, Turner explores the possibility of better tailoring Pe…
Policy Proposals
May 20, 2016
Modernizing SNAP benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides assistance to households that lack food security, with benefit allotments determined by the USDA’…
Policy Proposals
May 20, 2016
Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
The experience of the Great Recession reveals important holes in the safety net. In particular, the central cash-assistance program in the United States, Tempo…
Posts
April 29, 2016
Are nutrition policies making teenagers hungry?
Households with teenagers report greater incidence of food insecurity than households with younger children. Yet for many teens, nutrition assistance programs …
Posts
April 21, 2016
Strengthening SNAP to reduce food insecurity and promote economic growth
The persistent and troubling problem of food insecurity impacts a wide range of Americans, including the struggling lower-middle class, and has far-reaching im…
Economic Facts
June 23, 2015
Ten economic facts about financial well-being in retirement
Rising life expectancy and potentially exorbitant long-term care costs have increased the financial resources required to support oneself and one’s spouse in r…
Policy Proposals
June 23, 2015
Strengthening risk protection through private long-term care insurance
Americans currently spend over $300 billion a year on long-term services and supports (LTSS), paid for through government programs, private insurance, and impo…
