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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 changing demographics of business ownership
Gaps in business ownership have shrunk with a rise in Black and Hispanic entrepreneurship in recent years.
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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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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Improving College and Career Outcomes of Low-Performing High School Students
In this proposal, the author shows that many students who perform at or below average in high school are not prepared for college and do not attain postseconda…
A Risk Sharing Proposal for Student Loans
In this paper, the authors propose a risk-sharing system for the student loan program. Institutions with low repayment rates, as measured by a new cohort-based…
Eight Economic Facts on Higher Education
In this set of eight facts, the Hamilton Project offers evidence of the economic value of a postsecondary education. These facts document who is enrolling in a…
Understanding and Addressing Teacher Shortages in the United States
While there is a popular perception of a national teacher shortage, the authors demonstrate that teacher shortages are in fact localized and subject-specific. …
Labor Force to Lecture Hall: Pell Grants and Postsecondary Policies in Response to Job Loss
Currently, Pell Grants are designed to meet the needs of recent high school graduates. In this proposal, Turner explores the possibility of better tailoring Pe…
Increasing College Completion with a Federal Higher Education Matching Grant
The federal government largely invests in higher education through aid to students that aims to lower the effective price of college. However, Deming finds tha…
Lessons for Broadening School Accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act
In this strategy paper, The Hamilton Project highlights rates of chronic absenteeism in elementary, middle and high schools throughout the United States. The i…
Seven Facts on Noncognitive Skills from Education to the Labor Market
In the past 30 years, the U.S. labor market has shifted dramatically toward increasing demand and reward for noncognitive skills. These noncognitive skills – e…
