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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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Why did schools lose students after COVID-19?
This analysis explores factors behind families' decision to homeschool after the pandemic, given that public school enrollment losses are not fully explained by changes in population, charter school enrollment, or private school enrollment.
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Event recap—Taking on tax: A conversation with National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard
Tax Policy & Budget
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The changing demographics of business ownership
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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Using behavioral economics to prevent youth violence and high school dropout
A growing body of research in psychology and behavioral economics suggests that a great deal of everyone’s behavior happens intuitively and automatically, with…
Redesigning the Pell Grant program for the twenty-first century
The structure of the Pell Grant program has remained fundamentally unchanged since its inception in 1972. In this paper, Sandy Baum of the Urban Institute and …
Simplifying estimates of college costs
The lack of clear information about the widening gap in perceived and actual costs of college can act as an impediment in students' decision-making process…
Loans for educational opportunity: Making borrowing work for today’s students
The current federal student lending system requires students to repay loans during the first decade after college, when their incomes are relatively low and va…
Higher education today: Innovative approaches for college financing
For many Americans, the high cost of higher education provides a substantial barrier to college entry and ultimate completion. In this economic analysis, The H…
Rising student debt burdens: Factors behind the phenomenon
Despite the positive return to higher education, many Americans are concerned about their ability to pay for college, and there is increasing focus on the risi…
Informing students about their college options: A proposal for broadening the Expanding College Opportunities project
Caroline Hoxby of Stanford University and Sarah Turner of the University of Virginia present a strategy for improving college outcomes for high-achieving, low-…
Thirteen economic facts about social mobility and the role of education
In this set of economic facts, The Hamilton Project examines the relationship between growing income inequality and social mobility in America. The memo explor…
