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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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Look beyond gross domestic product to assess the effects of tax reforms
Wendy Edelberg and Ben Harris scrutinize the misplaced focus on aggregate output in tax policy debates and suggest other considerations to prioritize.
Tax Policy & Budget
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The coming fiscal cliff: A blueprint for tax reform in 2025
Tax Policy & Budget
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The coming end of federal child care funding threatens working mothers’ gains
Employment & Wages
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The Power of Policy to Reduce Poverty: Lessons from the Pandemic
Economic Security & Inequality
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Renewing America, Revamping Immigration
In a policy proposal, Jennifer Hunt identifies reforms to the U.S. immigration system that would increase its economic benefits to the native born, enforce its…
Next Steps on the Child Tax Credit
Editor's note: The text of the full paper was updated on December 14, 2022, to clarify estimates of the share of eligible children who received the credit in 2…
A Closer Look at a Hot Labor Market
In this economic analysis, we use the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to determine the degree to …
Nine Facts about the Service Sector in the United States
Nine factors about the service sector illustrate recent trends in spending, employment, and inflation as the country continues to rebalance.
Food Security Shouldn’t Take a Summer Vacation
Pandemic EBT has the potential to be a powerful tool to fight food hardship among children when schools close for summer. But to realize its potential, states …
Bolstered Balance Sheets: Assessing Household Finances since 2019
A Hamilton Project analysis on how household balance sheets have evolved since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic finds that, in aggregate, households’ financi…
The Hamilton Project: 2021 in Figures
To conclude the year, Veronica Clevenstine, Wendy Edelberg, Moriah Macklin, Beatriz Rivera, Winnie Yee present a month-by-month journey in figure through The H…
The Way Back: Assessing Economic Recovery Among Black Americans During COVID-19
In a new economic analysis, Bradley Hardy, Georgetown University, and Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University, revisit their previous work for Hamilton Project…
