The Hamilton Project
The Hamilton Project at @brookings.edu produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. www.hamiltonproject.org
- Reposted by The Hamilton ProjectWe may not have a #JobsReport, but we do have a new @hamiltonproject.org labor market data interactive! Plot series on labor force participation, employment, unemployment, and other key indicators. I use this more than FRED. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
- ICYMI: We’re hiring a Summer 2026 research intern! Apply by February 22: interns-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3768/su...
- Waiting for the Supreme Court to issue a ruling on President Trump’s tariffs? - Take stock of the current state of trade policy and flows: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin... - Read why tariffs are a damaging and inefficient way to raise funds: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- The Hamilton Project is hiring a Summer 2026 research intern! Apply by February 22:
- Amid ongoing uncertainty about tariff policies, our data interactive lets users monitor changes in trade policy and flows. Try it out this #FigureFriday:
- Reposted by The Hamilton ProjectCome intern with @hamiltonproject.org this summer! Applications are due by Feb 22. Current juniors in economics and economics-adjacent fields please apply: interns-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3768/su...
- From expanded work requirements to an unprecedented state cost-share policy, many of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)’s cuts to SNAP are set to take effect in 2026. @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Diane Schanzenbach explain how these changes will impair SNAP’s ability to respond to recessions:
- How will cuts and major structural changes to Medicaid, the ACA marketplaces, and SNAP impact health coverage, food insecurity, and financial hardship in 2026? @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social and other @brookings.edu Economic Studies scholars discuss what they’re watching in the new year:
- President Trump has proposed a ban on large institutional investors buying single-family homes. In this proposal, Laurie Goodman and Ingrid Gould Ellen argue that focusing on who owns single-family rentals distracts from the more important question of how to effectively address the housing shortage:
- In @wsj.com, former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin highlights the silence of the business community in the face of Trump's disregard for market-based economic principles and the law. "They refrain from public criticism not because they find nothing to criticize but because they’re intimidated.”
- Has pay kept up with inflation? Explore changes in real pay using different pay and inflation measures relative to a base period of your choice, relative to longer-term trends, and across sectors: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/has-pay... #FigureFriday
- How did federal expenditures in 2025 compare to prior years? Our tracker now contains data from both Monthly and Daily Treasury Statements for the entirety of 2025. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
- New year, new line: Our federal expenditures tracker lets you explore how current outlays for key programs and departments compare to earlier years. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
- In 2025, The Hamilton Project published research on the safety net, trade, federal government operations, and more: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/... We’ve got more planned for the new year, so sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date: www.hamiltonproject.org/signup/ #FigureFriday
- Our wage tracker explores: Is pay keeping up with inflation? See the latest data, now updated through Q3 2025. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/has-pay...
- In 2025, The Hamilton Project published research on sweeping changes to federal government operations, the safety net, U.S. trade policy, and more. Read the recap:
- In the six years since the COVID-19 pandemic, proficiency rate trajectories among students have varied depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 school year. @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Eileen Powell explore the pandemic’s impact on student learning:
- As 2025 comes to a close, here are nine facts and figures that illustrate our work in 2025. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/... #FigureFriday
- Happy holidays from The Hamilton Project! Celebrate the end of year with us: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- Rapid advances in AI have raised questions about algorithmic discrimination and bias. Catherine Tucker highlights a problem that has received relatively little attention in such discussions: algorithmic exclusion, when AI fails to make a prediction because of insufficient input data.
- Our trade tracker allows users to monitor how countries and businesses are reacting to changes in trade policy. Try out the updated version, including a new feature to overlay tariff actions: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin... #FigureFriday
- “Behind every data point is a face.” ICYMI, Maryland State Superintendent Carey Wright joined our event last week on accountability and performance in K-12 education. Watch the recording:
- That’s a wrap! Find out what The Hamilton Project published in 2025: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- “It was not a miracle, it was a marathon.” Last week, Maryland State Superintendent Carey Wright joined us to talk about measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools. Watch the event recording:
- Last week, the Trump administration announced $12 billion in aid for farmers impacted by tariffs and other economic challenges. Our trade tracker lets you explore how changing tariff policies are affecting trade and the economy: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
- COVID-related disruptions caused disparate learning loss among students, @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Eileen Powell write in a new Hamilton Project analysis. Dive deeper into the data: #FigureFriday - www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/... - www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- “It’s really hard to work if you are hungry.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social discusses new changes to SNAP work requirements, in @texastribune.org: www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t... More in this primer on SNAP work requirements: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- AI systems that process large volumes of individual-level data have become increasingly interwoven in our everyday lives. But what if data inputs are not available for certain individuals or populations? Read the proposal: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- “You can’t turn education—whether it's a state, or a school, or a district—around overnight.” Maryland State Superintendent Carey Wright joined us this Monday for a virtual event on accountability and performance in K-12 education. Watch the recording here: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/k-12-e...
- New in @usatoday.com, @laurenhlb.bsky.social explains what the budget reconciliation bill’s cost-sharing provision means for SNAP: www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
- Did the effect of COVID-related disruptions differ depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 school year? In a new analysis, @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Eileen Powell follow cohorts over time to assess how the pandemic affected students at different ages:
- Reposted by The Hamilton ProjectDoes it matter at what age a child experienced the COVID shock for subsequent learning? Eileen Powell and I have taken a first stab by looking at math and English proficiency by grade cohorts. The answer: yep. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- NEW: @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Eileen Powell assess the pandemic’s impact on student learning. Looking at students who were in kindergarten through 7th grade during the 2019–20 school year, they find COVID-related disruptions had larger impacts on older students’ proficiency rate trajectories.
- TODAY AT 12:00 PM ET: The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event on measurement, outcomes, and accountability in K-12 education. Register to watch:
- New policy proposal: Catherine Tucker explores the problem of algorithmic exclusion, when AI systems fail to make real-time predictions about an individual because of insufficient input data. 1/ #FigureFriday www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- STARTING NOW: The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event on AI regulation. Watch here: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/opport...
- What if the training data for AI are not only biased, but also incomplete? In a new proposal, Catherine Tucker makes the case for including algorithmic exclusion—failure or harm arising from insufficient input data—in AI policies and regulations. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
- Next week is the 10th anniversary of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Join us on Monday, December 8 to discuss accountability and performance in K-12 education:
- This Thursday, join us for a virtual event on the opportunities and challenges of regulating AI. Hear from @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik:
- As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Every Student Succeeds Act, The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event to explore measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools. RSVP to watch: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/k-12-e...
