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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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Policy Proposals
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
Healthy Economy
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Minority and women entrepreneurs: Building capital, networks, and skills
The United States has an enviable entrepreneurial culture and a track record of building new companies. Yet women and minority entrepreneurs often face even gr…
The future of work in the age of the machine
Recent developments in technology, including the proliferation of smart machines, networked communication, and digitization, have the potential to transform th…
America’s fragmented water systems
In the blog post, The Hamilton Project explores the regulatory challenges of America's fragmented water systems and highlight eye-opening information from …
The path to water innovation
The United States’ aging water infrastructure will be increasingly strained by population growth, economic expansion, and the effects of climate change. In thi…
Unlocking spectrum value through improved allocation, assignment, and adjudication of spectrum rights
In a new Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, J. Pierre de Vries and Philip J. Weiser propose further reforms to move spectrum regulation away from its “command-…
Unleashing the economic promise of wireless spectrum
In a new policy memo, The Hamilton Project highlights four policy challenges hampering the economic potential of wireless spectrum and opportunities to address…
Harnessing technology to improve K-12 education
Education technologies hold promise for personalized learning and for building basic skills, but a fundamental obstacle remains: the effectiveness of learning …
Innovation is the key to better education
Although innovation has revolutionized the American economy as a whole over the last century, the education sector has benefitted relatively little from these …
