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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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Progress and stagnation: US poverty, deep poverty, and the safety net, 1967–2023
Robert Greenstein and Danilo Trisi examine poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap in the U.S. over time.
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The SNAP state cost-shift policy leaves the program’s existence to chance
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Event recap—Taking on tax: The future of corporate taxation
Tax Policy & Budget
Policy Proposals
Toward a uniform business tax system: Examining proposals to tax large pass-through entities as corporations
Tax Policy & Budget
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Occupational licensing and American workers
This economic analysis focuses on the role of occupational licensing—that is, the legal permission that many workers must obtain before working in professions …
Who is poor in the United States?
Understanding the characteristics of the poor is crucial for crafting effective anti-poverty policies. In this Economic Analysis, The Hamilton Project document…
Where does all the money go: Shifts in household spending over the past 30 years
This economic analysis examines shifts in consumer spending patterns over the last 30 years, contrasting the experiences of low, middle, and high-income househ…
Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
The experience of the Great Recession reveals important holes in the safety net. In particular, the central cash-assistance program in the United States, Tempo…
Modernizing SNAP benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides assistance to households that lack food security, with benefit allotments determined by the USDA’…
Nine facts about the Great Recession and tools for fighting the next downturn
Between December 2007 and June 2009 the United States experienced the most severe recession in the postwar period. Given the massive human cost of recessions, …
Fiscal policy reconsidered
In the years following the Great Recession, many economists and policymakers agree that fiscal stimulus was crucial to turning around the faltering economy and…
Leveling the playing field for workers by reforming non-competes
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Policy Director Ryan Nunn discusses how reforming non-competes could level the playing field for workers.
