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Event recap—Understanding the costs of social media
On June 2, The Hamilton Project hosted an event exploring the costs of social media.
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The antipoverty effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit across states: Where were the historic reductions felt?
The 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit led to a historic reduction in poverty in the United States. This essay investigates how the CTC affected child pove…
Renewing America, revamping immigration
Jennifer Hunt identifies reforms to the U.S. immigration system that would increase its economic benefits to the native born, enforce its fairness, and strengt…
Next steps on the Child Tax Credit
Robert Greenstein identifies priorities for expanding the Child Tax Credit and urges strengthening the CTC for low-income children as much as possible.
A closer look at a hot labor market
This analysis uses JOLTS data to determine the degree to which firms that are looking to hire a significant number of workers can or cannot expand employment.
Nine facts about the service sector in the United States
Nine factors about the service sector illustrate recent trends in spending, employment, and inflation as the country continues to rebalance.
Food security shouldn’t take a summer vacation
Pandemic EBT has the potential to be a powerful tool to fight food hardship among children when schools close for summer. But to realize its potential, states …
Bolstered balance sheets: Assessing household finances since 2019
A Hamilton Project analysis on how household balance sheets have evolved since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic finds that, in aggregate, households’ financi…
The Hamilton Project: 2021 in figures
To conclude the year, Hamilton Project staff present a month-by-month journey in figure through The Hamilton Project's research, analysis, and policy proposals.
