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Earned paid time off should be a basic right
Nine out of 10 Americans support the idea that all workers should have the right to take paid time off from their jobs. So why is getting paid time off so hard for American workers?
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
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A primer on SNAP work requirements
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
Social Insurance
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Event recap—Reimagining homeowners insurance amid growing climate risk
Energy & Climate
Housing & Infrastructure
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A proposal for a US federal property reinsurer
Energy & Climate
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Targeting, universalism, and other factors affecting social programs’ political strength
Robert Greenstein looks back at the last four decades of social programs to assess factors affecting social programs' political strength, as well as their pove…
Event recap—Tackling international tax
During The Hamilton Project's “Tackling International Tax” event, experts explored significant changes to the taxing of international corporate income.
Six economic facts on international corporate taxation
Significant proposed changes to tax policy would bring the US system more in line with the new consensus on international corporate tax policy. These six econo…
Inflation-related updates to Recession Remedies
In this analysis we offer inflation-related updates to Chapter 1 of Recession Remedies: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Economic Policy Response to COVID-19, hig…
Lessons learned from the use of nontraditional data during COVID-19
Examines the use and value of nontraditional data sources, such as private payroll service providers and restaurant reservation services.
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 …
