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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.
In 2024, The Hamilton Project produced and commissioned original research and policy proposals on some of our nation’s most pressing economic policy issues, from immigration to taxes to climate chan...
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The Hamilton Project: 2024 in figures
In 2024, The Hamilton Project produced and commissioned original research and policy proposals on some of our nation’s most pressing economic policy issues, fr…
The softening labor market is still growing
This analysis uses key indicators from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) to investigate how firms are hiring and retaining workers and the imp…
Immigration and the macroeconomy in the second Trump administration
This AEI-Brookings-Niskanen Center analysis explores the potential effects of president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies on the economy.
The softening labor market shows resilience and some pockets of slack
Our review of key labor market indicators finds that the labor market remains tight but shows some pockets of slack.
A federal guarantee for earned paid time off
Betsey Stevenson proposes a federal earned paid time off policy that would apply to all workers and all types of leave.
Event recap—How would across-the-board tariffs create chaos in 2025?
On October 17, The Hamilton Project and the Peterson Institute for International Economics hosted a webinar to discuss the economic implications of across-the-…
Immigration and the macroeconomy after 2024
This analysis explores the potential effects of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies on GDP growth.
Tariffs on all imports would create chaos for business
Wendy Edelberg and Maurice Obstfeld warn that tariffs on all U.S. imports would create chaos for American businesses.
