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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
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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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Prizes for technological innovation
Thomas Kalil proposes expanding the US government’s use of prizes and Advanced Market Commitments to stimulate technological innovation in space exploration, A…
Promoting opportunity and growth through science, technology, and innovation
This strategy paper argues that maintaining our nation's economic leadership in the world and promoting broad-based growth at home will require effective p…
Investing in the best and brightest: Increased fellowship support for American scientists and engineers
Richard Freeman discusses the National Science Foundation fellowship policy. He argues that current U.S. NSF fellowship policy gives less of an incentive for s…
Aligning patent presumptions with the reality of patent review: A proposal for patent reform
Doug Lichtman discusses the limitations of the current patent review system and proposes policy reforms that would correct for these issues.
