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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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The Impact of Fiscal Cliff Negotiations on American Jobs: The Tradeoff Between Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth
As the year draws to a close, policymakers and the media have their sights fixed on the “fiscal cliff” – the rapidly approaching day on which federal law manda…
A Dozen Economic Facts About Tax Reform
To provide an economic context for tax reform, The Hamilton Project has a set of economic facts focusing on the role of our tax system in the long-run budget d…
Just How Progressive is the U.S. Tax Code?
As tax time approaches, one focus of debate has been the progressivity of the U.S. tax code. Evidence shows that the current U.S. tax system is less progressiv…
The Truth about Taxes: Just About Everyone Pays Them
A popular tax myth is that a large segment of Americans do not pay taxes and instead free ride off of our society. The Hamilton Project explores this myth and …
Lowering Borrowing Costs for States and Municipalities Through CommonMuni
Andrew Ang and Richard Green propose the establishment of CommonMuni, a not-for-profit advisory firm designed to reduce borrowing costs for municipalities by o…
Investing in the Future: An Economic Strategy for State and Local Governments in a Period of Tight Budgets
Confronting near-term budget challenges, state and local governments are under tremendous pressure to focus on immediate needs at the expense of long-term inve…
A Modern Corporate Tax
The U.S. corporate tax system introduced more than 100 years ago has not kept pace with changes to the economy. The growing role of financial innovation and th…
Stabilizing State and Local Budgets: A Proposal for Tax-Base Insurance
Akash Deep and Robert Z. Lawrence propose an affordable federal instrument that could mitigate the adverse impact of tax-revenue shocks on communities by allow…
