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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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Economic Facts
Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Economic Security & Inequality
Tax Policy & Budget
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Rethinking the federal budget: Build your own deficit reduction plan
Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney discuss a new Hamilton Project interactive feature that allows users to see how implementing different proposals in The Proj…
An evidence-based approach to improving worker training programs
There is significant pressure facing policymakers at all levels of government to fund programs that provide the best results for the best value. Worker trainin…
Sequestration’s threat to America’s most vulnerable
In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project looks at current poverty trends in the United States, the important role of government support progra…
Reforming federal support for risky development
David Conrad and Ed Thomas explore how the National Flood Insurance Program and other federal disaster relief programs could be reformed to better align the co…
Increasing the role of the private sector in housing finance
Changes in the government’s role in housing finance could contribute to budget savings. Phillip Swagel’s proposal to increase the role of private capital in ho…
An evidence-based path to disability insurance reform
Jeffrey Liebman and Jack Smalligan propose a path to improve our disability insurance system, through demonstration projects and administrative changes, that c…
Transitioning to bundled payments in Medicare
Slowing the rate of health care spending growth will likely require transitioning away from a fee-for-service system to a global payment system. Michael Cherne…
The many benefits of a carbon tax
Adele Morris proposes a carbon tax as a new source of revenue that could also help address climate change. She suggests that a carbon tax would reduce the buil…
