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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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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
Olivia Howard, Lauren Bauer, Celine McNicholas, and Margaret Poydock use administrative data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to assess the number of cases the NLRB closed, the reason those cases closed, and the number of new cases filed in 2025, compared to recent years.
Effective Government
Employment & Wages
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Economic Facts
Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
Employment & Wages
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Economic Security & Inequality
Tax Policy & Budget
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Lessons learned from the COVID-19 policy response and child well-being
Examines the impact of the pandemic and related policy responses on children.
Lessons learned from the breadth of economic policies during the pandemic
Reviews the macroeconomic impact of the breadth of the economic policy responses that produced a recovery that, while stronger than generally anticipated and s…
Lessons learned from support to business during COVID-19
This chapter of Recession Remedies surveys the federal subsidies and loans provided to businesses in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and also examines …
Lessons learned from support for the state and local sector during COVID-19
This chapter of Recession Remedies looks at the nearly $1 trillion that the federal government provided to state and local governments during the COVID-19 pand…
Lessons learned from monetary and fiscal policy during COVID-19
This chapter of Recession Remedies examines the role of monetary policy in keeping interest rates low in the wake of a surge in federal borrowing to assess whe…
Lessons learned from housing policy during COVID-19
This chapter of Recession Remedies reviews the aid offered to homeowners and renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lessons learned from expanded unemployment insurance during COVID-19
This chapter of Recession Remedies reviews the substantial expansion of unemployment insurance (UI) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lessons learned from economic impact payments during COVID-19
This chapter of Recession Remedies examines the more than $800 billion in cash that was distributed in Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) during the COVID-19 pand…
