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
Key Findings: Parenting and Child Outcomes
Examining the relationship between parental income, parenting, and child outcomes using quantitative data and qualitative insights into family life.
Politics
12.02.24
Key Findings: The Impact of the Cash on Attitudes Towards Work
Receiving an unconditional cash transfer leads to increased belief in the intrinsic value of work
Key Findings: Political and Social Attitudes and Behaviors
The causal effects of income on political attitudes and behavior
Finances
08.04.24
Key Findings: Savings
Cash provides people more financial freedom to respond to changes in their needs and circumstances.
Key Findings: Financial Health
Unconditional cash led to improvements in recipients’ self-reported financial health and an increased ability to weather financial shocks.
Employment
07.21.24
Key Findings: Employment
Recipients had increased agency to make employment decisions that worked best for them and their families.
Health
Key Findings: Health
Cash is one piece of the puzzle in confronting deep-seated health disparities.
Entrepreneurship
Key Findings: Entrepreneurship
Cash increases possibilities for people to explore entrepreneurship.
Agency
Key Findings: Agency
The amount of agency a person has is in part determined by the resources available to them and barriers in their path.
Moving
Key Findings: Moving
Recipients were more likely to move housing units, move neighborhoods, and pay for housing.
Spending
Key Findings: Spending
Cash is flexible and allows people to spend on their unique needs.