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Event recap—Taking on tax: The future of corporate taxation
On June 16, The Hamilton Project, the Tax Law Center at NYU Law, and the Tax Policy Center hosted an event on business tax reform.
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Toward a uniform business tax system: Examining proposals to tax large pass-through entities as corporations
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The future of US international corporate tax reform
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Taking on tax: Toward progressive revenue-raising business tax reform
Tax Policy & Budget
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Workers and the online gig economy
In this framing paper, The Hamilton Project describes the broader economic context of contingent employer–employee relationships and where the emerging on-dema…
A proposal for modernizing labor laws for 21st century work: The “independent worker”
The rise of technological intermediaries enabling workers to engage in the gig economy has resulted in protracted legal battles over whether to classify these …
Getting the most from marketplaces: Smart policies on health insurance choice
Substantial evidence shows that consumers often lack the high-quality information to select the best insurance plan, and once they have selected a plan they ar…
A floor-and-trade proposal to improve the delivery of charity-care services by US nonprofit hospitals
Substantial evidence shows that consumers often lack the high-quality information to select the best insurance plan, and once they have selected a plan they ar…
Six economic facts about health care and health insurance markets
It is still too soon to completely know the effects of the Affordable Care Act on the health-care system. But looking beyond these considerations, it appears t…
Correcting signals for innovation in health care
When Americans select health insurance, they cannot choose what technologies and treatments to include in their coverage. The fact that Americans have little c…
Ten economic facts about financial well-being in retirement
Rising life expectancy and potentially exorbitant long-term care costs have increased the financial resources required to support oneself and one’s spouse in r…
Strengthening risk protection through private long-term care insurance
Americans currently spend over $300 billion a year on long-term services and supports (LTSS), paid for through government programs, private insurance, and impo…
