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Earned paid time off should be a basic right
Nine out of 10 Americans support the idea that all workers should have the right to take paid time off from their jobs. So why is getting paid time off so hard for American workers?
Economic Security & Inequality
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A primer on SNAP work requirements
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
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Event recap—Reimagining homeowners insurance amid growing climate risk
Energy & Climate
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A proposal for a US federal property reinsurer
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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…
School attendance: A building block of student achievement
Fellow Lauren Bauer breaks down why chronic absenteeism matters for all students, drawing on a new Hamilton Project strategy paper on school accountability und…
How women are still left behind in the labor market
Despite progress in recent years, women still face pay disparities in the labor market. In this blog, Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh and Policy Direct…
