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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
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Artificial intelligence and algorithmic exclusion
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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
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Who is poor in the United States?
Understanding the characteristics of the poor is crucial for crafting effective anti-poverty policies. In this Economic Analysis, The Hamilton Project document…
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…
Twelve facts about food insecurity and SNAP
One in seven households was food insecure in 2014—meaning that at some time during the year the household had difficulty providing enough food for all of their…
Building on what works: A proposal to modernize retirement savings
Workers rely more than ever on individually directed retirement savings vehicles, such as defined-contribution plans and IRAs, to provide the income necessary …
Financial well-being in retirement: How prepared are we?
Rising life expectancy, combined with the risk of health shocks that will require spending huge sums of money on long-term services and supports, makes retirem…
Major decisions: What graduates earn over their lifetimes (2014)
This economic analysis explores career earnings by college major.
President Bill Clinton: Poverty is not just a statistic; it’s the story of people’s lives
In a blog post originally posted by Brookings Now, Fred Dews and Eline Saxena of Brookings highlight key features of President Clinton's keynote remarks at The…
Addressing the academic barriers to higher education
In this policy memo, Bridget Terry Long proposes that school districts, community colleges, university systems, and state and federal governments reform the co…
