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The SNAP state cost-shift policy leaves the program’s existence to chance
Lauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach find that the SNAP cost shift to states will fluctuate unpredictably and considerably from year to year solely based on random chance.
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Event recap—Taking on tax: The future of corporate taxation
Tax Policy & Budget
Policy Proposals
Toward a uniform business tax system: Examining proposals to tax large pass-through entities as corporations
Tax Policy & Budget
Policy Proposals
The future of US international corporate tax reform
Tax Policy & Budget
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There are too many ways to lose unemployment compensation
With the help of an interactive, Lauren Bauer, Wendy Edelberg, and Stephanie Lu discuss the negative consequences of allowing unemployment benefits to lapse at…
Hungry at Thanksgiving: A Fall 2020 update on food insecurity in the US
Lauren Bauer provides evidence of an ongoing food insecurity crisis in the United States and current evidence on household food insecurity and very low food in…
Tracking the mounting challenges among those who have lost their jobs
In this analysis, Aaronson and Edelberg find evidence of structural damage in the monthly employment data. Early in the pandemic, most workers who lost jobs we…
What could additional fiscal policy do for the economy in the next three years?
This analysis shows the effects on economic activity, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), of illustrative versions of several policies. Specifical…
Major decisions: What graduates earn over their lifetimes
For many years, The Hamilton Project has produced data interactives that help young people make decisions regarding their education and careers. We have update…
Building tomorrow’s workforce today: Twin proposals for the future of learning, opportunity, and work
In this proposal, Richard Arum and Mitchell Stevens propose twin federal government initiatives to incentivize innovation in instructional delivery throughout …
Teen disengagement is on the rise
In this analysis, we present two data interactives that let you explore how trends in teen labor force participation and school enrollment during the academic …
Raise the SNAP maximum benefit to reduce food insecurity
In a new video, Lauren Bauer explains the problem of food security in America and avenues for addressing it.
