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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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The safety net should work for working-age adults
Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) receive minimal support from traditional safety net programs. Many struggle to work because of health conditions, disabilities, and precarity in the low-wage labor market.
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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Poverty and poverty reduction among non-elderly, nondisabled, childless adults in affluent countries: The United States in cross-national perspective
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
Economic Facts
Ten economic facts about rental housing
Housing & Infrastructure
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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…
11 Facts on the Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic
In these Economic Facts, the Hamilton Project reviews recent economic data to provide context for assessing the state of the economic recovery and highlight ar…
Women, Work, and Families: Recovering from the Pandemic-Induced Recession
Betsey Stevenson reviews what has happened to women’s employment and labor force participation in the recovery from the pandemic.
Examining the uneven and hard-to-predict labor market recovery
Lauren Bauer, Arindrajit Dube, Wendy Edelberg, and Aaron Sojourner explore the factors leading to slower-than-expected employment gains during the post-COVID e…
Mothers are Being Left Behind in the Economic Recovery from COVID-19
In a new blog, Lauren Bauer provides new evidence that mothers — particularly mothers of children under five and unmarried mothers — are being left behind in t…
Don’t Overreact to Inflation Data this Spring
In this analysis, Jay Shambaugh provides evidence to help interpret forthcoming releases of inflation data as they begin to capture the impact of the COVID-19 …
The Critical Role of Workforce Training in the Labor Market Recovery
In this analysis, we examine the impacts of the pandemic recession across different dimensions, including employment, labor force participation, and the need t…
Rethinking Social Insurance: Policies to Protect Workers and Families
In this analysis, Wendy Edelberg and Stephanie Lu examine the benefits of social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance, rental assistance, and subs…
