Events
THP events bring together key policymakers, academic experts, and business leaders to address our nation’s most pressing economic challenges.
How would across-the-board tariffs create chaos in 2025?
On October 17, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution and the Peterson Institute for International Economics hosted a virtual event to discuss the potential economic effects of tariffs.
Taking on tax: Modernizing partnership taxation
On September 25, The Hamilton Project and The Tax Law Center at NYU Law hosted a virtual event on partnership tax reform.
Building clean energy infrastructure: Roadblocks, tradeoffs, and solutions
The Hamilton Project and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability hosted an event on building a resilient and clean electricity grid.
Explore Past Events
Identifying opportunities for progress on energy and climate policy
Despite an expected shift in energy and environmental priorities in the coming years, several key challenges present clear opportunities for bipartisan coopera…
The vital role of government statistics: Strengthening research, governance, and innovation
The modern economy is more reliant on data than ever before. Without reliable information about the economic and social environment, making sensible choices th…
Identifying a fiscally responsible approach to funding infrastructure
The last decade’s decline in productivity—coupled with very low interest rates and declining public investment—presents a challenge and an opportunity for econ…
Second chances through successful reentry
There were approximately seven million Americans living under correctional supervision in 2014, and many more who have exited supervision in the United States.…
Divergence in American life expectancy
During the past 100 years, life expectancy at birth has increased by about 25 years in the United States. However, in sharp contrast to this broader trend, cer…
Strengthening the safety net to mitigate the effect of future recessions
In the years following the Great Recession, many economists and policymakers agreed that fiscal stimulus was critical to improving the faltering economy and he…
Policies to alleviate food insecurity: A conversation with US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Food insecurity impacts one in seven households in the United States and affects families with a range of incomes—two-thirds of food insecure households have i…
Strengthening student learning through innovation and flexibility
Education is a powerful force for advancing opportunity, prosperity, and growth. It is also a key predictor of future earnings and a significant determinant of…
