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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 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.
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A federal guarantee for earned paid time off
Economic Security & Inequality
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Event recap—How would across-the-board tariffs create chaos in 2025?
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Immigration and the macroeconomy after 2024
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Increasing SNAP purchasing power reduces food insecurity and improves child outcomes
SNAP purchasing power varies significantly with location, leaving some families vulnerable to food insecurity and negative child outcomes. In this blog post, H…
Children’s exposure to food insecurity is still worse than it was before the Great Recession
Lauren Bauer and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach provide an update on the state of food insecurity in the U.S., noting that despite economic growth across the coun…
Penny wise and pound foolish: Proposed SNAP budget cuts will diminish positive outcomes
In President Trump’s 2019 budget, he proposes changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would significantly reduce the efficiency an…
Increasing the economic security of older women
Popular commentary often points to the lower lifetime earnings and longer expected life spans of women relative to men as a reason to be especially concerned a…
Modernizing US labor standards for 21st century families
Women now make up almost half the U.S. workforce, and more than half of the U.S. population. Despite the central role women play in the economy, our labor laws…
Expanding access to earned sick leave to support caregiving
Nicole Maestas proposes a federal earned sick leave mandate guaranteeing one hour of flexible, multi-purpose sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
The 51%: Driving growth through women’s economic participation
The U.S. economy will not operate at its full potential unless government and employers remove impediments to full participation by women in the labor market. …
A national paid parental leave policy for the United States
Despite widespread public support for paid parental leave, the United States is the only industrialized country without a national policy providing mothers wit…
