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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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Unleashing the economic promise of wireless spectrum
In a new policy memo, The Hamilton Project highlights four policy challenges hampering the economic potential of wireless spectrum and opportunities to address…
Closing the jobs gap: February 2014 jobs gap update
As of the end of February 2014, our nation faces a jobs gap of 7.5 million jobs. This chart shows how the jobs gap has evolved since the start of the Great Rec…
Closing the jobs gap: January 2014 jobs gap update
As of the end of January 2014, our nation faces a jobs gap of 7.6 million jobs. The Hamilton Project updates our jobs gap calculator.
The “ripple effect” of a minimum wage increase on American workers
In this month’s Hamilton Project employment analysis, we consider the “ripple effects” of a minimum wage increase on near-minimum wage workers, finding that a …
The importance of unemployment insurance for American families & the economy: Take 2
In the absence of congressional action to extend unemployment insurance, 1.3 million Americans will immediately lose their benefits on December 28th. In this m…
The US income tax burden, county by county
Differences in income and other characteristics mean that federal income tax burdens vary substantially across counties. Ben Harris explains why these variatio…
Strengthening SNAP for a more food-secure, healthy America
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—formerly known as the Food Stamp Program—is an essential part of America’s social safety net. Diane Schanz…
Giving secondary earners a tax break: A proposal to help low- and middle-income families
The current tax system hampers low- and middle-income families who add secondary earners to the workforce to augment their primary breadwinner’s income. In a n…
