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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.
Economic Facts
Twelve facts about the economics of education
This set of economic facts explores current trends and future directions in education.
Education
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Beyond hunger: The role of SNAP in alleviating financial strain for low-income households
Economic Security & Inequality
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Which states need support in welcoming new immigrants?
Effective Government
Tax Policy & Budget
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Event recap—Building clean energy infrastructure: Roadblocks, tradeoffs, and solutions
Energy & Climate
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Policy Proposals
January 28, 2020
Leveling the playing field between inherited income and income from work through an inheritance tax
One driver of high inequality and low intergenerational mobility is the inefficient and inequitable way that inheritances are currently taxed. In this proposal…
Policy Proposals
January 28, 2020
How to increase growth while raising revenue: Reforming the corporate tax code
A proposal by Jason Furman offers several reforms to the corporate tax code to improve the tax base and increase tax rates. This combination makes it possible …
Policy Proposals
January 28, 2020
A proposal to tax financial transactions
The federal government requires more funding to sustain economic growth and opportunity, and raising such funds may require new sources of tax revenue. In this…
Policy Proposals
March 15, 2019
A proposal to end regressive taxation through law enforcement
In this paper Michael Makowsky of Clemson University describes how the reliance of local governments on fees, fines, and asset forfeiture for revenue generatio…
Economic Facts
January 31, 2019
Nine facts about state and local policy
Policy debates often focus only on major decisions made in Washington, DC. But for many Americans, the decisions made much closer to home have just as large, i…
Posts
February 15, 2018
Making sound forecasts is essential for budgets to matter
The recently released Trump Administration 2019 budget includes forecasts for economic growth that are substantially more positive than most private sector or …
Policy Proposals
October 19, 2017
Making work pay better through an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit that promotes work. Despite the strong evidence for the effectiveness of the EITC and recent bip…
Policy Proposals
October 19, 2017
Public investments in child care
Child care is a necessity for working women with young children. However, the costs of high-quality center-based child care in the United States—particularly f…