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Smart fiscal policies for a better future
As part of a Peterson Foundation initiative, Wendy Edelberg outlines ways to strengthen the social insurance system.
Coronavirus response must include bold fiscal policy
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis, but it is rapidly becoming an economic one as well. Jay Shambaugh explores fiscal policy options to preserve h…
What should a fiscal response to a COVID-19 outbreak look like?
Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh comments on the COVID-19 virus and how economic policies with automatic triggers can alleviate the financial burden of …
Six charts on the immigrants who call the US home
Kriston McIntosh, Ryan Nunn and Jay Shambaugh of The Hamilton Project highlight select figures from a set of economic facts about the role of immigration in th…
It is impossible to make sound policy without high-quality data
The President’s 2019 budget contains a variety of proposals that would reshape policy and reallocate spending across various agencies and policy programs. As t…
Act now to save the 2020 census
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and AEI Resident Scholar Michael R. Strain discuss the importance of government-collected …
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testifies on useful, usable and relevant data in education research
On June 28, 2017, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on "Exploring Opportunities to Strengthe…
America’s small investment in government data has big payoffs
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and AEI's Michael Strain make the case for the importance of government-collected data.
