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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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Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
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Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
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Nine facts about monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system
Interacting with the criminal justice system is an expensive proposition. Its reliance on bail to encourage return after pretrial release, on fines to punish a…
Who was poor in the United States in 2017?
In this economic analysis, Fellow Lauren Bauer characterizes those who were living in poverty in 2017—many facing significant barriers to working their way out…
Workers could lose SNAP benefits under Trump’s proposed rule
Following the announcement of a plan to reform SNAP rules, Fellow Lauren Bauer offers analysis suggesting that strict enforcement of work requirements will san…
The economics of bail and pretrial detention
Two thirds of the jail population consist of defendants who have not been convicted. This paper characterizes key trends in pretrial detention and the bail sys…
The Hamilton Project: A year in figures
As the year comes to a close, we present an overview of some of the Hamilton Project’s top figures of 2018.
Rates of child experience of and exposure to food insecurity remain high
Despite improvements across a number of economic indicators, rates of child experience of and exposure to food insecurity have failed to see reductions in the …
Reducing food insecurity among households with children is still a challenge for the United States
Food insecurity is associated with negative educational outcomes and declining physical health in children. In this blog post, Lauren Bauer documents the curre…
The chilling effect of non-compete agreements
Current non-compete agreement practices limit entrepreneurship, information flow, and worker mobility.
