# Hamilton Project

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The **Hamilton Project** is an economic policy initiative within the [Brookings Institution](/source/Brookings_Institution).[1][2] It was originally launched in April 2006 by a combination of public policy makers, business people, academic leaders, and other former [Clinton administration](/source/Clinton_administration) economists and experts.[3][4] The Hamilton Project "seeks to advance America's promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth."[5] It went dormant after U.S. President [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama) assumed office in 2009 because many of its members left to work for the [White House](/source/White_House); however it was relaunched in 2010 with [Michael Greenstone](/source/Michael_Greenstone) as the new director.[6][7]

The Hamilton Project is currently led by Wendy Edelberg, former Chief Economist at the [Congressional Budget Office](/source/Congressional_Budget_Office).[8] Previous directors have included [Jay Shambaugh](/source/Jay_Shambaugh), former Member of the White House [Council of Economic Advisers](/source/Council_of_Economic_Advisers) and a professor of economics and international affairs at the [George Washington University](/source/George_Washington_University);[9] [Peter R. Orszag](/source/Peter_R._Orszag), former Director of the [Office of Management and Budget](/source/Office_of_Management_and_Budget) in the [Obama Administration](/source/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama);[10] [Jason Furman](/source/Jason_Furman), professor of the practice of economic policy at the [Harvard Kennedy School](/source/John_F._Kennedy_School_of_Government);[11] [Douglas W. Elmendorf](/source/Douglas_Elmendorf), Dean of the [Kennedy School](/source/John_F._Kennedy_School_of_Government) at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University);[12] [Michael Greenstone](/source/Michael_Greenstone), a former chief economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers;[13] and [Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach](/source/Diane_Schanzenbach), director of the Institute for Policy Research at [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University).[14] The Hamilton Project hosts events and commissions evidence-based policy proposals, reports, and books on topics ranging through economic security, employment, poverty, education, health care, and innovation.[15]

## References

1. Irwin, Neil (22 April 2015). ["Why American Workers Without Much Education Are Being Hammered"](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/upshot/why-workers-without-much-education-are-being-hammered.html). *New York Times*. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

1. Kadlec (June 26, 2015). ["This Surprising Sign May Tell You When to Claim Social Security"](https://money.com/social-security-sign-skin/). *[Money.com](/source/Money.com)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201125030759/https://money.com/social-security-sign-skin/) November 25, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

1. Robert Kuttner. ["The Crash That Failed (review of *Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World* by Adam Tooze)"](https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/11/22/financial-crash-that-failed). *[NYBooks.com](/source/NYBooks.com)*. No. November 22, 2018 Issue. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

1. ["The Hamilton Project"](http://www.hamiltonproject.org/about/). *www.hamiltonproject.org*. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["Mission & Vision | The Hamilton Project"](http://www.hamiltonproject.org/about/mission/). *www.hamiltonproject.org*. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["About"](http://www.hamiltonproject.org/about). *Hamilton Project website*. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

1. Irwin, Neil (21 April 2010). ["Brookings Institution-based Hamilton Project relaunches"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042105188.html). *Washington Post*. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

1. ["Wendy Edelberg"](https://www.brookings.edu/experts/wendy-edelberg/). *Brookings*. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-08-27.

1. ["Jay Shambaugh | The Hamilton Project"](http://www.hamiltonproject.org/people/jay_shambaugh). *www.hamiltonproject.org*. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["Peter Orszag to re-join Economic Studies at Brookings"](https://www.brookings.edu/news-releases/peter-orszag-to-re-join-economic-studies-at-brookings/). *Brookings*. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["Jason Furman Named Senior Fellow and Director of The Hamilton Project"](https://www.brookings.edu/news-releases/jason-furman-named-senior-fellow-and-director-of-the-hamilton-project/). *Brookings*. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["Douglas Elmendorf"](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/douglas-elmendorf). *www.hks.harvard.edu*. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["Michael Greenstone Named Brookings Senior Fellow and Director of The Hamilton Project"](https://www.brookings.edu/news-releases/michael-greenstone-named-brookings-senior-fellow-and-director-of-the-hamilton-project/). *Brookings*. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach: Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern University"](https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/faculty-experts/fellows/schanzenbach.html). *www.ipr.northwestern.edu*. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

1. ["Papers | The Hamilton Project"](http://www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/). *www.hamiltonproject.org*. Retrieved 2019-03-06.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.hamiltonproject.org/)

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