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Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
This set of economic facts takes stock of the labor market through May 2025, paying particular attention to 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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Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
Employment & Wages
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Children’s exposure to food insecurity is still worse than it was before the Great Recession
Lauren Bauer and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach provide an update on the state of food insecurity in the U.S., noting that despite economic growth across the coun…
The state of competition and dynamism: Facts about concentration, start-ups, and related policies
Over the past few decades there have been troubling indications that dynamism and competition in the U.S. economy have declined. Markets are more concentrated …
The Main Street Fund: Investing in an entrepreneurial economy
State business incentives tilt the economic playing field in favor of large, incumbent firms and thereby discourage economic dynamism. However, basic collectiv…
Improving efficiency in the health care system: Removing anticompetitive barriers for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants
High levels of U.S. health-care spending and inadequate health outcomes make it vital for policymakers to explore opportunities for enhancing productivity in t…
Enhancing competition with data and identity portability
Users contribute information to many digital platforms. Regulators have recognized that when such data cannot be easily moved between platforms, this may lock …
Independent workers and the modern labor market
An estimated 15.5 million U.S. workers have alternative arrangements for their primary employment—this includes independent contractors, on-call workers, tempo…
The chilling effect of non-compete agreements
Current non-compete agreement practices limit entrepreneurship, information flow, and worker mobility.
Reducing chronic absenteeism under the Every Student Succeeds Act
In this Hamilton Project strategy paper, Lauren Bauer, Patrick Liu, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Jay Shambaugh articulate a framework for states as they ov…
