{{Short description|American economics policy program}} The '''Hamilton Project''' is an economic policy initiative within the Brookings Institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/upshot/why-workers-without-much-education-are-being-hammered.html |title=Why American Workers Without Much Education Are Being Hammered |work=New York Times |date=22 April 2015 |accessdate=8 August 2016 |author=Irwin, Neil}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Kadlec |first=Dan |date=June 26, 2015 |title=This Surprising Sign May Tell You When to Claim Social Security |url=https://money.com/social-security-sign-skin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125030759/https://money.com/social-security-sign-skin/ |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |work=Money.com |accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref> It was originally launched in April 2006 by a combination of public policy makers, business people, academic leaders, and other former Clinton administration economists and experts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/11/22/financial-crash-that-failed |title=The Crash That Failed (review of ''Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World'' by Adam Tooze) |author=Robert Kuttner |authorlink=Robert Kuttner |issue=November 22, 2018 Issue |website=NYBooks.com |publisher= |access-date=8 January 2019 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonproject.org/about/|title=The Hamilton Project|website=www.hamiltonproject.org|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> The Hamilton Project "seeks to advance America's promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonproject.org/about/mission/|title=Mission & Vision {{!}} The Hamilton Project|website=www.hamiltonproject.org|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> It went dormant after U.S. President Barack Obama assumed office in 2009 because many of its members left to work for the White House; however it was relaunched in 2010 with Michael Greenstone as the new director.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hamiltonproject.org/about | title=About | work=Hamilton Project website | accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042105188.html | title=Brookings Institution-based Hamilton Project relaunches | work=Washington Post | date=21 April 2010 | accessdate=8 August 2016 | author=Irwin, Neil}}</ref>
The Hamilton Project is currently led by Wendy Edelberg, former Chief Economist at the Congressional Budget Office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-18|title=Wendy Edelberg|url=https://www.brookings.edu/experts/wendy-edelberg/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Brookings|language=en-US}}</ref> Previous directors have included Jay Shambaugh, former Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and a professor of economics and international affairs at the George Washington University;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonproject.org/people/jay_shambaugh|title=Jay Shambaugh {{!}} The Hamilton Project|website=www.hamiltonproject.org|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> Peter R. Orszag, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama Administration;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/news-releases/peter-orszag-to-re-join-economic-studies-at-brookings/|title=Peter Orszag to re-join Economic Studies at Brookings|date=8 September 2015|website=Brookings|accessdate=2019-03-06}}</ref> Jason Furman, professor of the practice of economic policy at the Harvard Kennedy School;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/news-releases/jason-furman-named-senior-fellow-and-director-of-the-hamilton-project/|title=Jason Furman Named Senior Fellow and Director of The Hamilton Project|date=18 December 2006|website=Brookings|accessdate=2019-03-06}}</ref> Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of the Kennedy School at Harvard University;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/douglas-elmendorf|title=Douglas Elmendorf|website=www.hks.harvard.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> Michael Greenstone, a former chief economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/news-releases/michael-greenstone-named-brookings-senior-fellow-and-director-of-the-hamilton-project/|title=Michael Greenstone Named Brookings Senior Fellow and Director of The Hamilton Project|date=5 April 2010|website=Brookings|accessdate=2019-03-06}}</ref> and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, director of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/faculty-experts/fellows/schanzenbach.html|title=Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach: Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern University|website=www.ipr.northwestern.edu|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/|title=Papers {{!}} The Hamilton Project|website=www.hamiltonproject.org|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.hamiltonproject.org/}}
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