What cash can and can't do
13 days ago
- #poverty research
- #cash transfers
- #UBI
- Kelsey Piper's article discusses new research on cash transfer programs in the U.S., showing disappointing impacts.
- Reactions to the findings are polarized, with some dismissing the results as unsurprising from both left and right perspectives.
- Research in poor countries shows positive effects of cash transfers, unlike in the U.S., suggesting contextual differences matter.
- The disparity is explained by the differing circumstances of the poor in Kenya versus the U.S., affecting how cash impacts their lives.
- The article highlights how empirical outcomes can seem obvious in hindsight, regardless of the direction of the findings.