December 12, 2007 —

On December 12, the Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a two-part forum at the National Press Club on ways to encourage, facilitate and reward work.  A new Hamilton Project strategy paper and three new discussion papers were highlighted. Hamilton Project Director Jason Furman provided opening remarks and gave an overview of the new strategy paper, which suggests a long-term approach to expanding opportunity, along with specific near-term policies to promote work and reduce poverty.

Policy Papers:
  • A Hand Up: A Strategy to Reward Work, Expand Opportunity, and Reduce Poverty
    by Jason E. Bordoff, Jason Furman, and Paige L. Shevlin
  • New Hope: Fulfilling America's Promise to "Make Work Pay"
    by Hans Bos, Greg J. Duncan, Lisa A. Gennetian and Heather D. Hill
  • Better Workers for Better Jobs: Improving Worker Advancement in the Low-Wage Labor Market
    by Harry J. Holzer
  • Employment-Based Tax Credits for Low-Skilled Workers
    by John Karl Scholz