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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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A Dozen Economic Facts About Innovation
During the last century, medical, technical, and business innovations have driven economic growth, increased wages, and improved living standards in the United…
Promoting Clean Energy in the American Power Sector
Joseph E. Aldy proposes a national clean energy standard that would lower carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 60 percent relative to 2005 levels over twenty…
An Energy Technology Corporation Will Improve the Federal Government’s Efforts to Accelerate Energy Innovation
John M. Deutch proposes a series of best practices for government support of U.S. technology demonstration and a new institution, the Energy Technology Corpora…
A U.S. Innovation Strategy for Climate Change Mitigation
Two market problems in addressing climate change are lack of private incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and underinvestment by industry in R&D. This …
Bringing Broadband to Unserved Communities
Jon M. Peha outlines policies through which government could facilitate the expansion of broadband infrastructure into unserved communities. He argues that the…
The Untapped Promise of Wireless Spectrum
Philip J. Weiser argues that our spectrum policy has failed to facilitate an optimal and efficient use of this important resource. He identifies a new directio…
An Economic Strategy to Address Climate Change and Promote Energy Security
This paper presents a strategy for addressing climate change and promoting energy security that includes pricing carbon and oil, investing in basic research on…
Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology, and Innovation
This strategy paper argues that maintaining our nation's economic leadership in the world and promoting broad-based growth at home will require effective p…
