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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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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
Olivia Howard, Lauren Bauer, Celine McNicholas, and Margaret Poydock use administrative data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to assess the number of cases the NLRB closed, the reason those cases closed, and the number of new cases filed in 2025, compared to recent years.
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Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Economic Security & Inequality
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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew details economic costs of climate change at Hamilton Project forum
"As an economic matter, the cost of inaction or delay is far greater than the cost of action" on climate change, said U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew in a…
The US fishing industry contributes nearly $80 billion to US economy
On September 10th, The Hamilton Project released new papers and hosted a forum to explore opportunities for improving the economic prosperity and long-term sus…
Tomorrow’s catch: A proposal to strengthen the economic sustainability of US fisheries
In this Hamilton Project discussion paper, Christopher Costello of the University of California, Santa Barbara proposes that certain fisheries conduct an analy…
What’s the catch? Challenges and opportunities of the US fishing industry
In this framing paper, The Hamilton Project highlights the economic significance of U.S. fisheries, describes the current landscape of the industry and typical…
Economic contributions of the US fishing industry
A founding principle of The Hamilton Project’s economic strategy is that long-term prosperity is best achieved in a changing global economy by promoting sustai…
An update to The Hamilton Project’s jobs gap analysis
Each month, The Hamilton Project calculates America’s “jobs gap,” or the number of jobs that the U.S. economy needs to create in order to return to pre-recessi…
Event recap—Opportunities and challenges in the US labor market
In a new blog post, The Hamilton Project provides highlights from a recent forum on the state of the U.S. job market. Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jas…
President Bill Clinton: Poverty is not just a statistic; it’s the story of people’s lives
In a blog post originally posted by Brookings Now, Fred Dews and Eline Saxena of Brookings highlight key features of President Clinton's keynote remarks at The…
