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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 changing demographics of business ownership
Gaps in business ownership have shrunk with a rise in Black and Hispanic entrepreneurship in recent years.
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The safety net should work for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The austere US safety net for poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability benefits
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An Education Strategy to Promote Opportunity, Prosperity, and Growth
To better secure the benefits of education, this paper outlines an evidence-based education strategy that emphasizes new investments in some areas (such as ear…
Success By Ten: Intervening Early, Often, and Effectively in the Education of Young Children
The absence of a quality early education for many disadvantaged children represents an extraordinary waste of human potential. This paper outlines a model for …
College Grants on a Postcard: A Proposal for Simple and Predictable Federal Student Aid
This paper analyzes the federal student aid system and finds that the level of complexity makes it ineffective at increasing college enrollment. The paper then…
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…
Summer Opportunity Scholarships (SOS): A Proposal to Narrow the Skills Gap
Even in early grades, a large skill gap exists between students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families. This paper outlines a program based on…
Identifying Effective Teachers Using Performance on the Job
This paper outlines a program of federal support to help states measure the effectiveness of individual teachers. Teachers who receive good evaluations would b…
