Publications
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.
Posts
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.
Education
Employment & Wages
Read More
Explore All Publications
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…
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 …
