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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
Tax Policy & Budget
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The coming end of federal child care funding threatens working mothers’ gains
Employment & Wages
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The Power of Policy to Reduce Poverty: Lessons from the Pandemic
Economic Security & Inequality
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Mending the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Improving Consumer Choices and Restructuring Purchasing
This paper proposes a series of reforms to address the challenges facing Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit. These reforms include creating a standard…
A Wellness Trust to Prioritize Disease Prevention
Chronic and preventable diseases now account for most of the deaths and costs in the healthcare system, despite relatively low-tech and low-cost services that …
Fixing the Federal Student Loan Programs
The payoff to a college education has increased dramatically over the last two decades. At the same time, the cost of a college education has increased steeply…
An Education Strategy to Promote Opportunity, Prosperity, and Growth
To better secure the benefits of education, this paper outlines an evidence-based education strategy that emphasizes new investments in some areas (such as ear…
Success By Ten: Intervening Early, Often, and Effectively in the Education of Young Children
The absence of a quality early education for many disadvantaged children represents an extraordinary waste of human potential. This paper outlines a model for …
College Grants on a Postcard: A Proposal for Simple and Predictable Federal Student Aid
This paper analyzes the federal student aid system and finds that the level of complexity makes it ineffective at increasing college enrollment. The paper then…
Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology, and Innovation
This strategy paper argues that maintaining our nation's economic leadership in the world and promoting broad-based growth at home will require effective p…
Prizes for Technological Innovation
Thomas Kalil proposes expanding the US government’s use of prizes and Advanced Market Commitments to stimulate technological innovation in space exploration, A…
