How effective is (more) money? Randomizing unconditional cash transfer amounts in the US

A Jaroszewicz, J Jachimowicz, O Hauser… - … Transfer Amounts in …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
We randomized 5,243 US individuals in poverty to receive a one-time unconditional cash
transfer (UCT) of $2,000 (two months' worth of total household income for the median …

Redistributive allocation mechanisms

M Akbarpour, P Dworczak… - Journal of Political …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Many scarce public resources are allocated at below-market-clearing prices and sometimes
for free. Such “nonmarket” mechanisms sacrifice some surplus, yet they can potentially …

The psychology of taxing capital income: Evidence from a survey experiment on the realization rule

Z Liscow, E Fox - Journal of Public Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
We conduct the first survey experiment to understand public attitudes about the realization
rule for capital gains. This rule requires that assets usually must be sold before gains on …

Ideology, information, and social welfare preferences

H Qi, J Haselswerdt - American Politics Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Research shows that Americans have a generally poor understanding of welfare programs.
Providing information about such programs has the potential to shape public preferences …

[PDF][PDF] Optimal In-Kind Redistribution

ZY Kang, M Watt - arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.06112, 2024 - aeaweb.org
This paper develops a model of in-kind redistribution where consumers participate in either
a private market or a government-designed program, but not both. We characterize when a …

I paid into it with every paycheck I earned: How benefit type and beneficiary contributions shape attitudes about increasing or decreasing administrative burdens for …

SF Haeder, S Sylvester - Policy Studies Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Administrative burdens are an important policy tool that has received growing scholarly
attention. Burdens are consequential and serve as a contributor to incomplete program take …

[PDF][PDF] Targeting vs. Universalism, and Other Factors That Affect Social Programs' Political Strength and Durability

R Greenstein - The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution …, 2022 - hamiltonproject.org
The Hamilton Project seeks to advance America's promise of opportunity, prosperity, and
growth. We believe that today's increasingly competitive global economy demands public …

Incorporating equity and justice concerns in regulation

C Cecot, RW Hahn - Regulation & Governance, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
US regulatory agencies have been encouraged to consider the equity and distributional
impacts of regulations for decades. This paper examines the extent to which such analysis is …

Addressing environmental justice through in-kind court settlements

P Campa, L Muehlenbachs - American Economic Journal: Economic …, 2024 - aeaweb.org
In US environmental court cases, a cash penalty can be mitigated if a defendant volunteers
to undertake an in-kind project, such as retrofitting school buses or building a public park. A …

HOW CAN STUDENTS BE ENCOURAGED TO USE ISLAMIC BANKS? ANALYSIS BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL SURVEYS

RA Rachman, T Arundina, AA Azizon - iBAF e-Proceedings, 2024 - epibaf.usim.edu.my
Despite being developed for more than 30 years, the market share of Islamic banks in
Indonesia is still very low compared to conventional banks. Therefore, an increase in the …