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Ralph Alswang - Robert Rubin, Han Duck-Soo, Michael Spence and Lael Brainard at a forum on economic growth strategies for developing countries

Save to My Portfolio Economic Growth Strategies for Developing Countries in an Era of Global Uncertainty

Monday, April 14, 2008
Washington, DC

Since 1950, only 12 countries have managed to grow at rates in excess of 7 percent for 25 years or more. Many more countries—in places as diverse as Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East—have managed high growth rates for shorter periods, only to see that growth falter.  On April 14, The Hamilton Project and the Commission on Growth & Development hosted a discussion on the role of economic growth in reducing poverty in developing nations. Read More

Economic Development, Development, Developing Countries, Global Economics, U.S. Economic Growth

SPOTLIGHT: Taxes


Reuters/John Gress - Tax specialist George Klatt advises Joshua Falley in an H&R Block office in Chicago

Save to My Portfolio The Concept of Neutrality
in Tax Policy

Jason Furman, April 15, 2008

Jason Furman testified to the Senate Finance Committee about tax neutrality. He said that the tax system should strive to be neutral, but that in some cases, neutrality is impossible. Examining ways that the tax system approximates or departs from neutrality can be a helpful lens for thinking about a range of tax policy and economic problems. Read More

Taxes, Health Care, Corporate Taxes, U.S. Economy, Energy

SPOTLIGHT: Mortgage Market


Reuters/Molly Riley - Protesters at a rally in Washington, D.C. on the foreclosure crisis.

Save to My Portfolio Policies for Tackling the
Mortgage Mess

Douglas W. Elmendorf, April 10, 2008

Congress and the administration are moving forward in myriad ways to boost beleaguered homeowners and put the economy back on track. Doug Elmendorf, testifying before the Senate, urged policy-makers to expand the role of the Federal Housing Administration to help families in trouble refinance their mortgages, and offered comments on the compromise Senate housing bill. Read More

Mortgage Market, Housing, Fiscal Policy, Real Estate, U.S. Economic Growth

Past Event


Reuters/Lucy Nicholson - Vehicles are seen during rush hour on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, California.

Save to My Portfolio Easing the Traffic Jam through Congestion Pricing

Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Washington, DC

On April 1, Brookings’ Hamilton Project and Metropolitan Policy Program hosted a roundtable discussion on the merits and potential barriers to congestion pricing as a tool for combating urban gridlock. Brookings Fellow Robert Puentes provided an overview of the national transportation landscape and David Lewis, senior vice president with HDR Decision Economics, discussed his Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, which proposes a coordinated federal-state policy framework for congestion pricing. A panel of experts discussed the proposal in the context of the current national debate. Read More

Transportation, Infrastructure, Traffic, Cities, Highways

Past Event


Steven Purcell - Marguerite Sheehan, Lawrence Summers, Kenneth Wade and Michael Barr at a forum addressing the foreclosure crisis.

Save to My Portfolio Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis

Friday, March 14, 2008
Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a discussion on proposed policy responses to the mortgage-foreclosure problem. Former U.S. Treasury Secretaries Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. Summers offered remarks. Panelists evaluated several specific proposals for ameliorating the mortgage-foreclosure problem and proposed next steps for consideration. Read More

Mortgage Market, Housing, U.S. Economy

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Take Time to Get It Right: Shape Financial System Rules for the Long Haul

Jason Furman, April 06, 2008

The financial regulatory infrastructure that started during the Civil War is now an "alphabet soup" of agencies, and it suffers from duplication in some areas and gaps in others. Jason Furman provides guidance on how policy-makers can build a more effective and stable financial system. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Fiscal Policy: Fully Account for the Budget, Stick to the Budget, and Work with the Other Party

Jason Furman, April 04, 2008

As part of a series offering detailed policy prescriptions for the next president, Slate asked Hamilton Project Director and Brookings Senior Fellow Jason Furman for his views on how to remedy the current fiscal crisis. Furman offers a three-part response: fully account for the budget, stick to the budget and work with the other party. Read More

The Hamilton Project

Save to My Portfolio Economic Policy Innovation Prize

The Hamilton Project at Brookings, working in conjunction with the Roosevelt Institution, has announced the 2008 Hamilton Project Economic Policy Innovation Prize competition. A total of $25,000 in prizes will be awarded for the best innovative policy proposals written by undergraduate and graduate-level students. The deadline for submission is August 1, 2008. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Pay-As-You-Drive Car Insurance

Jason E. Bordoff, Spring 2008

Jason Bordoff presents a plan for "pay-as-you-drive" car insurance, a win-win policy—good for society and good for most drivers—that makes significant progress on climate change, congestion and other driving-related harms and is more equitable at the same time, all while reducing insurance costs for the majority of drivers. Read More

About Us

The Hamilton Project produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. The Hamilton Project’s economic strategy reflects a judgment that long term prosperity is best achieved by making economic growth broad-based, by enhancing individual economic security, and by embracing a role for effective government in making needed public investments.

Recent Research and Commentary

Macroeconomics Financial Innovation and Housing: Implications for Monetary Policy

Douglas W. Elmendorf, April 21, 2008

Transportation Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance: A Simple Way to Reduce Driving-Related Harms and Increase Equity

Jason E. Bordoff, Pascal J. Noel, April 17, 2008

Mortgage Market Policies for Tackling the Mortgage Mess

Douglas W. Elmendorf, April 10, 2008

Taxes The Concept of Neutrality in Tax Policy

Jason Furman, April 15, 2008

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