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Prime-age women are still driving the labor market recovery
Prime-age women have driven the post-pandemic labor market recovery, but labor force participation rates vary among different demographic groups.
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Policy Proposals
December 7, 2022
A more equitable distribution of the positive fiscal benefits of immigration
Immigration is good for the U.S. economy and for the fiscal picture at the federal level, but some local areas experience adverse fiscal impacts when new immig…
Policy Proposals
September 28, 2022
Building the analytic capacity to support critical technology strategy
To build the intellectual foundations, data, and analytics needed to inform national technology strategy, Erica R.H. Fuchs proposes the creation of a national …
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November 16, 2021
What does current inflation tell us about the future?
Wendy Edelberg looks at the factors that appear to be contributing to current inflation to examine whether this short-term run up in inflation points to higher…
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January 28, 2021
The macroeconomic implications of Biden’s $1.9 trillion fiscal package
Wendy Edelberg and Louise Sheiner estimate the economic effects of the Biden administration's proposed $1.9 trillion fiscal package.
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October 12, 2020
What could additional fiscal policy do for the economy in the next three years?
This analysis shows the effects on economic activity, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), of illustrative versions of several policies. Specifical…
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March 2, 2020
What should a fiscal response to a COVID-19 outbreak look like?
Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh comments on the COVID-19 virus and how economic policies with automatic triggers can alleviate the financial burden of …
Economic Facts
March 15, 2019
Nine facts about monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system
Interacting with the criminal justice system is an expensive proposition. Its reliance on bail to encourage return after pretrial release, on fines to punish a…
Policy Proposals
March 15, 2019
Proposals for improving the US pretrial system
On any given day, there are roughly half a million individuals in custody awaiting trial in the United States, nearly double that of any other country. This hi…