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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.
Employment & Wages
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A federal guarantee for earned paid time off
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
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Event recap—How would across-the-board tariffs create chaos in 2025?
Healthy Economy
Tax Policy & Budget
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Immigration and the macroeconomy after 2024
Effective Government
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Labor force to lecture hall: Pell Grants and postsecondary policies in response to job loss
Currently, Pell Grants are designed to meet the needs of recent high school graduates. In this proposal, Turner explores the possibility of better tailoring Pe…
Modernizing SNAP benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides assistance to households that lack food security, with benefit allotments determined by the USDA’…
Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
The experience of the Great Recession reveals important holes in the safety net. In particular, the central cash-assistance program in the United States, Tempo…
Are nutrition policies making teenagers hungry?
Households with teenagers report greater incidence of food insecurity than households with younger children. Yet for many teens, nutrition assistance programs …
Strengthening SNAP to reduce food insecurity and promote economic growth
The persistent and troubling problem of food insecurity impacts a wide range of Americans, including the struggling lower-middle class, and has far-reaching im…
Strengthening risk protection through private long-term care insurance
Americans currently spend over $300 billion a year on long-term services and supports (LTSS), paid for through government programs, private insurance, and impo…
Ten economic facts about financial well-being in retirement
Rising life expectancy and potentially exorbitant long-term care costs have increased the financial resources required to support oneself and one’s spouse in r…
Strengthening reemployment in the unemployment insurance system
Helping unemployed workers return to work has long been a policy challenge in the United States, and the urgency of the problem tends to increase during and af…
