Unconditional Cash Study
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Latest findings from our team
08.22.25
Can Conversational AI Improve Survey Research?
Early Insights from Testing a Chat-Based Survey
06.24.25
Cash Transfers in Rural America
Exploratory Findings from the OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study
12.05.24
Insights from OpenResearch on the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit
Lessons for policymakers from the most comprehensive study on cash transfers in the U.S
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Children
07.20.25
NBER Working Paper: Parenting and Children
We study the effect of unconditional cash transfers on parental behaviors and investments and children’s social, behavioral, and educational outcomes.
Qualitative
Qualitative Working Paper: Parental Investments in Children
We explore the mechanisms through which cash transfers impacted the quality and quantity of time parents spend with their children.
Politics
12.02.24
NBER Working Paper: The Causal Effects of Income on Political Attitudes and Behavior
We study the causal effects of income on political attitudes and behavior with a field experiment.
Consumption
08.04.24
NBER Working Paper: Consumption and Household Balance Sheets
The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Consumption and Household Balance Sheets: Experimental Evidence from Two US States
Employment
07.21.24
NBER Working Paper: Employment
The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income: Experimental Evidence from Two U.S. States
Health
NBER Working Paper: Health
Does Income Affect Health? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Guaranteed Income