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Earned paid time off should be a basic right
Nine out of 10 Americans support the idea that all workers should have the right to take paid time off from their jobs. So why is getting paid time off so hard for American workers?
Economic Security & Inequality
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A primer on SNAP work requirements
Economic Security & Inequality
Employment & Wages
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Event recap—Reimagining homeowners insurance amid growing climate risk
Energy & Climate
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A proposal for a US federal property reinsurer
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Changes proposed in the budget bill would undermine SNAP's role as an automatic stabilizer during recessions.
Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Lawmakers are considering a Child Tax Credit expansion that would primarily benefit higher-income families while continuing to exclude millions of children fro…
Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
Elizabeth Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, and Olivia Howard warn that work requirements, such as those Congress is currently considering adding or expanding in mea…
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-…
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.
Modernizing partnership taxation
This proposal examines the current structure of partnership taxation and presents reforms that would modernize partnership taxation.
Trump administration budgets and programs for people of limited means
The Trump administration’s budgets proposed significant cuts to social programs for people with low and moderate incomes.
Which states need support in welcoming new immigrants?
This analysis identifies states and localities that are facing fiscal pressure from newly arrived immigrants and suggests ways the federal government could red…
