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Event recap—AI + work: Building pro-worker AI
On February 25, The Hamilton Project hosted a virtual event with Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, Simon Johnson, and Natasha Sarin to discuss pro-worker AI.
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Money lightens the load
In this economic analysis, THP analyzes the relationship between age, income, and measures of health status, as well as how these relationships have changed be…
Aligning federal coal leasing and US climate policy
In a new paper from The Hamilton Project and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, Professors Kenneth T. Gillingham (of Yale) and James H. …
Federal minerals leasing reform and climate policy
Over the past two decades Democratic and Republican administrations have taken steps to reduce U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions by reducing use of fossil fuels. D…
Lessons for broadening school accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Lauren Bauer, and Megan Mumford summarize lessons learned from the No Child Left Behind Act and how they relate to accountability …
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…
Increasing employment for individuals with criminal records
Individuals who were formerly incarcerated often face great difficulty in re-entering the labor market after incarceration. A multi-pronged approach—inclusive …
Graduated reintegration: Smoothing the transition from prison to community
High recidivism rates—some 50 percent of released prisoners return within three years—constitute a major factor driving both high crime rates and high incarcer…
The economics of private prisons
Recently, private prisons have become the focus of considerable attention. This economic analysis explores the growth of the private prison industry and provid…
