CASH STUDY · UNITED STATES
OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study
Guaranteed-income / Pre-UBI experiment. Not a U.S. UBI.
ScopeCash study · multi-state
Dates2020-01-01 → 2024-12-31
Population / sample1.000 personas en el grupo de tratamiento (~3.000 en control) en Texas e Illinois
Amount1000 USD / monthly
InstitutionOpenResearch
Results
2024 public results: transfers raised spending and slightly reduced paid work; heterogeneous effects. Private study, not federal policy.
Criteria
UniversalNo
IndividualYes
UnconditionalYes
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalNo