Hamilton Project
American economics policy program
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The Hamilton Project is an economic policy initiative within the 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 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 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.[6][7]
The Hamilton Project is currently led by Wendy Edelberg, former Chief Economist at the Congressional Budget Office.[8] 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;[9] Peter R. Orszag, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama Administration;[10] Jason Furman, professor of the practice of economic policy at the Harvard Kennedy School;[11] Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of the Kennedy School at Harvard University;[12] Michael Greenstone, a former chief economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers;[13] and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, director of the Institute for Policy Research at 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]