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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.
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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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Strengthening SNAP to Reduce Food Insecurity and Promote Economic Growth
The persistent and troubling problem of food insecurity impacts a wide range of Americans, including the struggling lower-middle class, and has far-reaching im…
Twelve Facts About Food Security and SNAP
One in seven households was food insecure in 2014—meaning that at some time during the year the household had difficulty providing enough food for all of their…
Building on What Works: A Proposal to Modernize Retirement Savings
Workers rely more than ever on individually directed retirement savings vehicles, such as defined-contribution plans and IRAs, to provide the income necessary …
Financial Well-Being in Retirement: How Prepared Are We?
Rising life expectancy, combined with the risk of health shocks that will require spending huge sums of money on long-term services and supports, makes retirem…
Major Decisions: What Graduates Earn Over Their Lifetimes (2014)
This economic analysis explores career earnings by college major.
President Bill Clinton: Poverty Is Not Just a Statistic; It’s the Story of People’s Lives
In a blog post originally posted by Brookings Now, Fred Dews and Eline Saxena of Brookings highlight key features of President Clinton's keynote remarks at…
Addressing the Academic Barriers to Higher Education
In this policy memo, Bridget Terry Long proposes that school districts, community colleges, university systems, and state and federal governments reform the co…
Building on the Success of the Earned Income Tax Credit
In this policy memo, Hilary Hoynes proposes expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by raising the benefits for families with one child to be on par with…
