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 Michael Greenstone 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 Jay Shambaugh, former Member of the White House

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and a professor of economics and international affairs at the

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; Peter R. Orszag, former Director of the

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in the

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; Jason Furman, professor of the practice of economic policy at the

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; Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of the Kennedy School at

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; Michael Greenstone, a former chief economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers; Melissa Kearney, professor of economics at the

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

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. 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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