The Hamilton Project is an economic policy initiative within the

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. It was originally launched in April 2006 by a combination of public policy makers, business people, academic leaders, and other former

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economists and experts. The Hamilton Project "seeks to advance America’s promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth." It went dormant after U.S. President

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assumed office in 2009, because many of its members left to work for the

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, but in 2010, it was relaunched with

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as the new director. The Hamilton Project is currently led by Wendy Edelberg, former Chief Economist at the

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. Previous directors have included

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, former Member of the White House

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and a professor of economics and international affairs at the

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;

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, former Director of the

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in the

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;

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, professor of the practice of economic policy at the

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; Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of the

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;

, a former chief economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers;

Melissa Kearney Melissa Schettini Kearney (born 1974) is the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also director of the Aspen Econom ...

, professor of economics at the

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; and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach; director of the Institute for Policy Research at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

. 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.

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*{{Official website, http://www.hamiltonproject.org/ Think tanks established in 2006 Think tanks based in the United States