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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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Look beyond gross domestic product to assess the effects of tax reforms
Wendy Edelberg and Ben Harris scrutinize the misplaced focus on aggregate output in tax policy debates and suggest other considerations to prioritize.
Tax Policy & Budget
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The coming fiscal cliff: A blueprint for tax reform in 2025
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The coming end of federal child care funding threatens working mothers’ gains
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The Power of Policy to Reduce Poverty: Lessons from the Pandemic
Economic Security & Inequality
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Taking Massachusetts National: An Incremental Approach to Universal Health Insurance
Jonathan Gruber discusses issues surrounding universal healthcare coverage and the uninsured and lays out a plan at the national level which builds on the Mass…
A Comprehensive Cure: Universal Health Care Vouchers
Ezekiel Emanuel and Victor Fuchs discuss a Universal Healthcare Voucher System, which would achieve universal health coverage by entitling all Americans to a s…
Reforming Corporate Taxation in a Global Economy: A Proposal to Adopt Formulary Apportionment
This paper argues that the current system of taxing multinational firms generates tax distortions. It proposes a new system that would protect the U.S. tax bas…
Achieving Progressive Tax Reform in an Increasingly Global Economy
The dynamic forces of technological change, financial innovation, and globalization present new challenges for progressive taxation. This strategy paper offers…
Taxing Privilege More Effectively: Replacing the Estate Tax with an Inheritance Tax
Lily Batchelder proposes replacing the estate tax with an inheritance tax. She argues that this tax would lower taxes on heirs receiving smaller inheritances a…
Rehabilitating the Business Income Tax
In this paper, Edward D. Kleinbard introduces the Business Enterprise Income Tax (BEIT), a proposal for reforming business income taxation. He argues that the …
Evolving Beyond Traditional Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
For most working-age families, health insurance is directly connected to the workplace; but this form of coverage is steadily eroding. This paper outlines thre…
The Promise of Progressive Cost Consciousness in Health-Care Reform
One important contribution to the challenges facing healthcare today is the increased insulation of Americans from the cost of care. To address this issue, thi…
