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The changing demographics of business ownership
Gaps in business ownership have shrunk with a rise in Black and Hispanic entrepreneurship in recent years.
Economic Security & Inequality
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The safety net should work for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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The austere US safety net for poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability benefits
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Building the analytic capacity to support critical technology strategy
To build the intellectual foundations, data, and analytics needed to inform national technology strategy, Erica R.H. Fuchs proposes the creation of a national …
An industrial policy for good jobs
A modern approach to industrial policy must target "good-jobs externalities" and include the service sector, Dani Rodrik argues. He proposes two specific initi…
Nine facts about the service sector in the United States
Nine factors about the service sector illustrate recent trends in spending, employment, and inflation as the country continues to rebalance.
A COVID-19 labor force legacy: The drop in dual-worker families
When Katherine Lim and Ryan Nunn examine why some prime-aged workers are not participating in the labor force, caregiving stands out as an important factor. D…
Tracking the robust recovery in the business sector since 2020
Defying expectations, the business sector appears to have weathered the COVID pandemic and found a renewed gear of dynamism in the process. This analysis looks…
Food security shouldn’t take a summer vacation
Pandemic EBT has the potential to be a powerful tool to fight food hardship among children when schools close for summer. But to realize its potential, states …
Can a hot but smaller labor market keep making gains in participation?
An analysis of the size and composition of the labor force identifies both populations and policies that could contribute to gains in labor force participation.
Event recap—Lessons for strengthening social insurance
A June 2022 Hamilton Project event explored how program design matters for the long-term success of social insurance programs.
