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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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The strong labor market has boosted US-born employment
Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson estimate that, contrary to the published data, U.S.-born employment increased by about 740,000 in 2023.
Employment & Wages
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July 1, 2008
An economic strategy for investing in America’s infrastructure
Manasi Deshpande and Douglas W. Elmendorf argue that America now has the opportunity to channel public concern and frustration into a national infrastructure s…
Policy Proposals
July 1, 2008
Pay-as-you-drive auto insurance: A simple way to reduce driving-related harms and increase equity
This paper argues that the current lump-sum pricing of auto insurance is inefficient and inequitable. It proposes and evaluates a simple alternative: pay-as-yo…
Policy Proposals
July 1, 2008
America’s traffic congestion problem: Toward a framework for national reform
David Lewis argues that congestion pricing would reduce the economic costs from congestion and guide transportation resources to their best use, and would gene…
Papers
February 29, 2008
Weighing alternative policies for tackling the mortgage mess
Without government action, mortgage foreclosures will rise steeply for the next several years, argues Doug Elmendorf. He analyzes the wide range of proposals f…