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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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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.
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Who will care for an aging America? Takeaways from The Hamilton Project’s long-term care event
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Who enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings?
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A direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population
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Six economic facts on international corporate taxation
Significant proposed changes to tax policy would bring the US system more in line with the new consensus on international corporate tax policy. These six econo…
Tax data show evidence of strong income gains for higher-income families and only muted decreases for lower- and moderate-income families in 2020
In a new blog, Mitchell Barnes, Mark Booth, Wendy Edelberg, and Sara Estep analyze data from the Daily Treasury Statements and examine the impact of the recess…
Strengthening the Child Tax Credit: What comes next?
Bob Greenstein outlines the future of the Child Tax Credit and examines how the American Family Plan can help make the CTC permanent.
Across-the-board spending cuts do not make children or the economy healthier
The difficult realities and constraints facing the U.S. federal budget, coupled with the evident value of investing in children and families, raise a complex q…
Tax reforms to raise revenue efficiently and equitably
Wendy Edelberg, Elizabeth Lee, Sara Estep, Madison Bober highlight a selection of policy proposals from The Hamilton Project’s 2020 book, "Tackling the Tax Cod…
A macroeconomic analysis of a Senate Republican COVID relief package
Ten Senate Republicans recently proposed a $618-billion COVID relief package. In this piece, we provide an analysis of that package and update our analysis of …
The macroeconomic implications of Biden’s $1.9 trillion fiscal package
Wendy Edelberg and Louise Sheiner estimate the economic effects of the Biden administration's proposed $1.9 trillion fiscal package.
How to increase growth while raising revenue: Reforming the corporate tax code
A proposal by Jason Furman offers several reforms to the corporate tax code to improve the tax base and increase tax rates. This combination makes it possible …
