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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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Why did schools lose students after COVID-19?
This analysis explores factors behind families' decision to homeschool after the pandemic, given that public school enrollment losses are not fully explained by changes in population, charter school enrollment, or private school enrollment.
Education
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Event recap—Taking on tax: A conversation with National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard
Tax Policy & Budget
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The changing demographics of business ownership
Economic Security & Inequality
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Bolstering the housing safety net: The promise of automatic stabilizers
In this proposal Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Benjamin Keys propose a plan to support homeowners and renters to stabilize households and housing m…
After COVID-19: Building a more coherent and effective workforce development system in the United States
In this proposal, Harry Holzer outlines ways to boost students and workers in the American economy. He recommends enacting reforms to increase funding for the …
Building tomorrow’s workforce today: Twin proposals for the future of learning, opportunity, and work
In this proposal, Richard Arum and Mitchell Stevens propose twin federal government initiatives to incentivize innovation in instructional delivery throughout …
From survival to revival: How to help small businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an existential threat to small businesses, with more than 400,000 lost since the crisis began. Many small businesses are financiall…
Policies to broaden participation in the innovation process
Some of the starkest differences between women and minorities' participation in the innovation process arises in the practice and commercialization of inve…
Innovation policies to boost productivity
John Van Reenen of MIT and the Sloan School of Management proposes an ambitious Grand Innovation Challenge Fund that would increase U.S. investment in research…
Reforming the patent system
A Hamilton Project proposal by Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and Heidi Williams of Stanford University offers several reforms to the U.S. patent system. Improving t…
A proposal to cap provider prices and price growth in the commercial health-care market
The United States spends a larger share of its GDP on health care than any other advanced economy. This high private sector health-care spending in the United …
