The Joint Economic Committee Hearing, “Connecting More People to Work” will be starting now.

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. @SenatorHassan just entered @hamiltonproj "Labor Force Nonparticipation: Trends, Causes, and Policy Solutions" by @JayCShambaugh @RyanDNunn & @JanaMKParsons into the record.

Read it here: https://www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/labor_force_nonparticipation_trends_causes_and_policy_solutions

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. @RepDavid & @JayCShambaugh discussing how to increase women's participation in the labor force. See "The 51% Driving Growth through Women's Economic Participation" http://bit.ly/2QCClaJ 

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In response to @JoyceBeatty's question, @JayCShambaugh discusses @hamiltonproj work on unions. "The Shift in Private Sector Union Participation: Explanations and Effects" http://bit.ly/2HAJnYn 

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. @SenatorHassan & @JayCShambaugh returning to caregiving women. Raises childcare and eldercare. Wouldn't you know @hamiltonproj has proposals for both!

@eucascio on childcare: http://bit.ly/347EXRQ 
@NicoleMaestas2 on eldercare: http://bit.ly/2KiMzZi 

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. @hamiltonproj Policy Director @RyanDNunn is a leading expert on occupational licensing. Find his work here: https://bit.ly/35olZHc 

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. @JayCShambaugh's wish list: childcare, labor demand in struggling regions, raise returns to work for low wage workers

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#FutureofWorkers hearing adjourns.

Find @JayCShambaugh's opening statement & related @hamiltonproj analysis and policy proposals regarding increasing labor force participation here: http://bit.ly/2QDAZwK