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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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Veterans are engaged in the labor force and in the classroom
In an analysis of veterans and the work force, The Hamilton Project finds that school enrollment and disability status are among the most important factors in …
Ten facts about the economics of climate change and climate policy
Substantial physical, biological and economic damages will occur as a result of climate change in the absence of strong policy action. In this set of economic …
Promoting innovation for low-carbon technologies
In this paper, David Popp points out that despite the recent progress made in clean technology innovation, much remains to be done in order to decarbonize our …
Market-based clean performance standards as building blocks for carbon pricing
Because industrial sectors contribute a large fraction of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, addressing their emissions is an essential eleme…
How to change US climate policy after there is a price on carbon
If a robust carbon price is successfully implemented, other regulations that target carbon emissions may become redundant, less effective, or more expensive. R…
Labor force nonparticipation: Trends, causes, and policy solutions
In this strategy paper, The Hamilton Project explores the decline in U.S. LFPR as well as patterns by age, gender, race, and education. We then assess potentia…
What are the factors that affect learning at your school?
A new data interactive by The Hamilton Project—which includes data for every school and zip code in the U.S.—examines factors that affect learning at local ele…
Employment, education, and the time use of American youth
The Hamilton Project finds that changing employment and school enrollment patterns have contributed to declining labor force participation among youth, aged 16…
