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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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A primer on SNAP work requirements
An explainer on work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) summarizes the research on work requirements and their efficacy.
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
Social Insurance
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Work permit applications suggest prior immigration is still pushing up labor supply—for now
Employment & Wages
Immigration
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Higher new Census population estimates will affect the employment report
Employment & Wages
Immigration
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Low-income workers experience—by far—the most earnings and work hours instability
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
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Achieving progressive tax reform in an increasingly global economy
The dynamic forces of technological change, financial innovation, and globalization present new challenges for progressive taxation. This strategy paper offers…
Taxing privilege more effectively: Replacing the estate tax with an inheritance tax
Lily Batchelder proposes replacing the estate tax with an inheritance tax. She argues that this tax would lower taxes on heirs receiving smaller inheritances a…
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…
