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The changing demographics of business ownership
Gaps in business ownership have shrunk with a rise in Black and Hispanic entrepreneurship in recent years.
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The safety net should work for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The austere US safety net for poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability benefits
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Protecting Urban Places and Populations from Rising Climate Risk
This paper proposes three complementary policies for enhancing urban resilience to new climate risk. The first focuses on improving key urban infrastructure. T…
The Next Generation of Transportation Policy
In this paper, Greenstone, Sunstein and Ori propose two major steps towards simplifying fuel efficiency standards and refocusing the program on achieving guara…
No Free Lunch: The Pros and Cons of Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Financing
The need to improve our nation’s infrastructure is an issue on which many policy makers, at all levels of government and across the political aisle, can agree.…
If You Build It: A Guide to the Economics of Infrastructure Investment
This paper seeks to provide an economic framework for evaluating infrastructure investments and their methods of funding and finance. Why should we invest in i…
Putting Time Limits on the Punitiveness of the Criminal Justice System
Over the past 30 years, both the incarcerated population and the limitations placed on those with criminal records have dramatically expanded. The consequences…
Financing U.S. Transportation Infrastructure in the 21st Century
The nation’s transportation infrastructure, it is widely agreed, is eroding and in need of long-term, innovative policy solutions and adequate investment. In t…
Economic Facts about Transportation Infrastructure in the United States
Many agree on the need for increased investment in America’s aging infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and airports. This set of economic facts provide o…
America’s Fragmented Water Systems
In the blog post, The Hamilton Project explores the regulatory challenges of America's fragmented water systems and highlight eye-opening information from …
