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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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New Hope: Fulfilling America’s promise to “make work pay”
The New Hope program was designed to assist workers by providing work supports including access to quality child care and health insurance. This paper evaluate…
An education strategy to promote opportunity, prosperity, and growth
To better secure the benefits of education, this paper outlines an evidence-based education strategy that emphasizes new investments in some areas (such as ear…
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…
Growth, opportunity, and prosperity in a globalizing economy
This framing paper articulates a philosophy of embracing international competition while investing in workers and market-friendly insurance. The underlying goa…
An economic strategy to advance opportunity, prosperity, and growth
Americans’ long-held belief that education and hard work advances each generation’ outlook has provided a powerful incentive for industrious activity, spurring…
