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Read updates from our team on the latest research, program learnings, and more.

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What giving people money doesn’t fix
Opinions  · October 30, 2025

What giving people money doesn’t fix

Study: Giving people money returned 2.5x the value without causing inflation
Research  · October 22, 2025

Study: Giving people money returned 2.5x the value without causing inflation

Can cash accelerate the end of extreme poverty? Taking the next big step in Malawi
Operations  · October 8, 2025

Can cash accelerate the end of extreme poverty? Taking the next big step in Malawi

New research: Cash for pregnant moms in Flint led to healthier births and millions in healthcare savings
Research  · September 15, 2025

New research: Cash for pregnant moms in Flint led to healthier births and millions in healthcare savings

Study: Giving cash to mothers cut infant deaths in half
Research  · August 18, 2025

Study: Giving cash to mothers cut infant deaths in half

America’s $30B/year aid agency is embracing direct cash to reduce poverty
Research  · November 19, 2024

America’s $30B/year aid agency is embracing direct cash to reduce poverty

Direct cash looks 3-4x more cost-effective in a new GiveWell assessment
Research  · November 12, 2024

Direct cash looks 3-4x more cost-effective in a new GiveWell assessment

What we make of null and negative results from U.S. cash programs
Opinions  · July 17, 2024

What we make of null and negative results from U.S. cash programs

Survey: fewer people support direct cash transfers than you may think
Research  · June 11, 2024

Survey: fewer people support direct cash transfers than you may think

Early findings from the world’s largest UBI study
Research  · December 6, 2023

Early findings from the world’s largest UBI study

For refugees in cities, large cash transfers support self-reliance
Recipients  · June 20, 2023

For refugees in cities, large cash transfers support self-reliance

Evidence on how cash transfers empower women in poverty
Recipients  · March 8, 2023

Evidence on how cash transfers empower women in poverty

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