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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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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
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A growth-enhancing approach to economic security
American families face new economic risks even as our social safety net is fraying. This paper outlines a strategy for providing a basic level of economic secu…
Universal insurance: Enhancing economic security to promote opportunity
In the past three decades, American families have faced a dramatic increase in economic risk. This paper responds to this rise by proposing a broad-based, stop…
Reforming unemployment insurance for the 21st century workforce
The current system of unemployment insurance has not been updated since 1935 and is in need of reform to meet the needs of today’s workforce. This paper outlin…
Fundamental restructuring of unemployment insurance: Wage-loss insurance and temporary earnings replacement accounts
This paper describes a proposal to restructure social insurance after job loss in order to improve protection against long-term effects of unemployment, provid…
Growth, opportunity, and prosperity in a globalizing economy
This framing paper articulates a philosophy of embracing international competition while investing in workers and market-friendly insurance. The underlying goa…
The ‘simple return’: Reducing America’s tax burden through simple return-free filing
In this paper, Austan Goolsbee proposes phasing in a simple program known as the "Simple Return," that would allow the U.S. government to take advantage of the…
An economic strategy to advance opportunity, prosperity, and growth
Americans’ long-held belief that education and hard work advances each generation’ outlook has provided a powerful incentive for industrious activity, spurring…
Summer Opportunity Scholarships (SOS): A proposal to narrow the skills gap
Even in early grades, a large skill gap exists between students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families. This paper outlines a program based on…
