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
The future of work in the age of the machine
On February 19, The Hamilton Project convened academic experts and business leaders to discuss the future of work in the machine age. Opening remarks were deli…
New directions for US water policy
Water is critical to America’s social, economic, and ecological well-being. Yet, more than 70 percent of the western United States is in the grip of an ongoing…
Opportunities and challenges in the US labor market
On July 17, THP hosted CEA Chairman Jason Furman to discuss a new report on opportunities & challenges in the U.S. labor market. Furman was joined by former U.…
Addressing America’s poverty crisis
On June 19–20, The Hamilton Project hosted a summit to discuss a range of policy approaches for combating poverty in the United States. The Hamilton Project re…
The economic and social effects of crime and mass incarceration in the United States
On May 1st, The Hamilton Project at Brookings will host a forum and release three new papers focusing on crime and incarceration in the United States. Former U…
Supporting America’s lower-middle-class families
More than half of American families earn $60,000 or less a year — outside of poverty but with limited economic security. Many of these families rely on governm…
Improving college outcomes: A modern approach to financing higher education
On October 21st, THP hosted a forum and release three new policy proposals by outside experts focusing on the evolving role of higher education, and how change…
The economic imperative of expanding college opportunity
On June 26th, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on the importance of expanding college opportunity for more Americans. Harvard College’s William…
