Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

Cash transfers (CTs) are increasingly recognized as a scalable intervention to alleviate
financial hardship. A large body of evidence evaluates the impact of CTs on subjective well …

Universal, unconditional basic income is attracting increasing policy and academic interest.
Income is a key health determinant, and a basic income could affect health through its effect …

About the Stanford Basic Income Lab The Stanford Basic Income Lab (BIL) aims to promote
an informed public conversation on Universal Basic Income and its potential in alleviating …

This paper reviews, reanalyzes, and extends to the long run the estimated effects of
integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees in Denmark. We …

There has been significant progress in understanding the effects of childhood poverty on
neurocognitive development. This progress has captured the attention of policymakers and …

There are over 25 million refugees in the world today and most of them—especially those in
develo** countries—do not have formal labor market access (LMA). That is, they do not …

In this article, we review the desirability and feasibility of a universal basic income (UBI)
scheme from the theoretical point of view. We first discuss the possible theoretical …

Cash transfer programs have expanded widely in develo** countries and have been
credited for sizable reductions in poverty. However, their potential disincentive effects on …

Will the fast expansion of cash-based programming in poor countries increase international
migration? Theoretically, cash transfers may deter migration by increasing its opportunity …