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The Hamilton Project: 2025 in figures
These nine data visualizations illustrate The Hamilton Project's work in 2025 on key economic policy challenges and developments.
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Learning curves: Post-COVID learning trajectories differ by the grade a student was in when the pandemic hit
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Artificial intelligence and algorithmic exclusion
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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
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The coming fiscal cliff: A blueprint for tax reform in 2025
Ahead of the expiration of several Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, Natasha Sarin and Kimberly Clausing offer principles and options to guide tax policy choic…
The coming end of federal child care funding threatens working mothers’ gains
Women have made impressive gains in the labor market, but if Congress fails to allocate additional funding for the sector, work will be more difficult for mill…
The power of policy to reduce poverty: Lessons from the pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty dropped to a historic low, demonstrating the power of effective policy.
Prime-age women are going above and beyond in the labor market recovery
The greatest contributors to the post-pandemic rebound in labor force participation are prime-age women–remarkably, those with young children.
Deteriorating household finances will not support strong spending
An analysis of household finances finds that Americans face a financial choice: slow down their spending or take on more debt.
Increasing financial access to contraception for low-income Americans
Changes to Title X could increase the affordability of contraception for low-income Americans. A randomized control trial suggests that doing so would increase…
Federal policies to address persistent generic drug shortages
Generic sterile injectable (GSI) drugs are the staple of hospital care but are particularly prone to shortages driven by market dynamics. Marta Wosińska and Ri…
Debt ceiling brinksmanship has clear negative effects on taxpayers
Debt limit brinksmanship is already impacting Treasury securities. The increase in interest rates represents a cost to taxpayers and a lack of confidence among…
