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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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Learning curves: Post-COVID learning trajectories differ by the grade a student was in when the pandemic hit
Lauren Bauer and Eileen Powell assess whether the effect of COVID-related disruptions differed depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 school year.
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Innovation policies to boost productivity
John Van Reenen of MIT and the Sloan School of Management proposes an ambitious Grand Innovation Challenge Fund that would increase U.S. investment in research…
Promoting innovation for low-carbon technologies
In this paper, David Popp points out that despite the recent progress made in clean technology innovation, much remains to be done in order to decarbonize our …
Extending the reach of research universities: A proposal for productivity growth
Given the growth of the knowledge-based economy as well as the role universities play in high-productivity clusters, many policymakers have discussed the role …
Supporting start-ups with better management practices
Ryan Nunn and Jay Shambaugh's analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's Management and Organizational Practices (MOPS) survey finds that management competen…
Enhancing competition with data and identity portability
Users contribute information to many digital platforms. Regulators have recognized that when such data cannot be easily moved between platforms, this may lock …
The state of competition and dynamism: Facts about concentration, start-ups, and related policies
Over the past few decades there have been troubling indications that dynamism and competition in the U.S. economy have declined. Markets are more concentrated …
The Main Street Fund: Investing in an entrepreneurial economy
State business incentives tilt the economic playing field in favor of large, incumbent firms and thereby discourage economic dynamism. However, basic collectiv…
Decreasing the Patent Office’s incentives to grant invalid patents
There is general agreement that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues too many invalid patents—those patents issued on an existing technology or on an ob…
