With the rapid development and popularization of mobile and wireless communication
technologies, ridesourcing companies have been able to leverage internet-based platforms …

We discuss the potential role of universal basic incomes (UBIs) in advanced countries. A
feature of advanced economies that distinguishes them from developing countries is the …

We use a randomized controlled trial to study the response of poor households in rural
Kenya to unconditional cash transfers from the NGO GiveDirectly. The transfers differ from …

Since 1982, all Alaskan residents have received a yearly cash dividend from the Alaska
Permanent Fund. Using the Current Population Survey and a synthetic control method, this …

We use an event study approach to examine the economic consequences of hospital
admissions for adults in two datasets: survey data from the Health and Retirement Study …

Targeted transfer programs for poor citizens have become increasingly common in the
developing world. Yet, a common concern among policy-makers and citizens is that such …

This paper utilizes the county-by-county rollout of China's New Rural Pension Scheme
(NRPS) and finds that, among age-eligible people, the pension scheme leads to higher …

We use sizable lottery prizes in Norwegian administrative panel data to explore how
transitory income shocks are spent and saved over time and how households' marginal …

We use administrative data on Swedish lottery players to estimate the causal impact of
substantial wealth shocks on players' own health and their children's health and …

Much of macroeconomics is concerned with the allocation of physical capital, human capital,
and labor over time and across people. The decisions on savings, education, and labor …