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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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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
On October 30, The Hamilton Project hosted a webcast to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Economic Security & Inequality
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Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue
Effective Government
Healthy Economy
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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
Economic Security & Inequality
Recessions
Social Insurance
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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
Effective Government
Employment & Wages
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The Hamilton Project: 2023 in figures
These figures provide snapshots of The Hamilton Project's 2023 work on topics including tax, contraception, and climate.
Which nontraditional students are also in the labor force?
An assessment of nontraditional students focuses on prime-age adults who are both in the labor force and enrolled in postsecondary programs.
High mortgage rates are probably here for a while (November 2023)
An analysis identifies factors behind the increase in mortgage rates and the gap between mortgage rates and U.S. Treasury securities.
Event recap—We’ve got you covered: Meeting basic health care needs
On Thursday October 26, 2023, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted an event to discuss health care policy reform in the United States featuring a discussio…
Single-family rentals: Trends and policy recommendations
An assessment of the single-family rental market focuses on the role of institutional investors and recommends policies to protect tenants.
Converting brown offices to green apartments
A proposal outlines how to stimulate conversion of offices to green apartments.
Improving health care access for low-income Medicare beneficiaries
Jason Brown and Gopi Shah Goda describe issues that low-income Medicare beneficiaries face in accessing and coordinating care, and they present a framework for…
Designing US health insurance from scratch: A proposal for universal basic coverage
Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein propose universal health care coverage for a basic set of medical services and the option to buy supplemental coverage in a wel…
