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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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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
On October 30, The Hamilton Project hosted a webcast to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue
Effective Government
Healthy Economy
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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
Economic Security & Inequality
Recessions
Social Insurance
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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
Effective Government
Employment & Wages
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Papers
May 14, 2012
The US immigration system: Potential benefits of reform
The Hamilton Project provides background information on the state of America’s immigration system, and discusses the economic benefits of reforming the system.
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February 2, 2012
The marriage gap: The impact of economic and technological change on marriage rates
The Hamilton Project examines the decline the marriages over the last 50 years, highlighting the correlation between income level and likelihood of marrying. T…
Policy Proposals
October 13, 2010
The mobility bank: Increasing residential mobility to boost economic mobility
This paper proposes the creation of a “mobility bank” at a government cost of less than $1 billion per year to help finance the residential moves of U.S. worke…
Policy Proposals
December 1, 2008
From prison to work: A proposal for a national prisoner reentry program
This paper proposes a national prisoner reentry program whose core element is up to a year of transitional employment available to all parolees in need of work.
Policy Proposals
September 1, 2008
Facilitating shared appreciation mortgages to prevent housing crashes and affordability crises
This paper argues that development of shared appreciation mortgage (SAM) markets in the United States would moderate the impending decline in homeownership and…
