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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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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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Policy Proposals
February 1, 2007
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…
Papers
December 1, 2006
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…
Policy Proposals
December 1, 2006
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…
Policy Proposals
December 1, 2006
Investing in the Best and Brightest: Increased Fellowship Support for American Scientists and Engineers
Richard Freeman discusses the National Science Foundation fellowship policy. He argues that current U.S. NSF fellowship policy gives less of an incentive for s…
Policy Proposals
December 1, 2006
Aligning Patent Presumptions with the Reality of Patent Review: A Proposal for Patent Reform
Doug Lichtman discusses the limitations of the current patent review system and proposes policy reforms that would correct for these issues.
Policy Proposals
September 1, 2006
A Growth-Enhancing Approach to Economic Security
American families face new economic risks even as our social safety net is fraying. This paper outlines a strategy for providing a basic level of economic secu…
Policy Proposals
September 1, 2006
Universal Insurance: Enhancing Economic Security to Promote Opportunity
In the past three decades, American families have faced a dramatic increase in economic risk. This paper responds to this rise by proposing a broad-based, stop…
Policy Proposals
September 1, 2006
Reforming Unemployment Insurance for the 21st Century Workforce
The current system of unemployment insurance has not been updated since 1935 and is in need of reform to meet the needs of today’s workforce. This paper outlin…