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Unconditional Cash Transfers and Social Safety Net Programs in North America

This workshop will explore the evolving landscape of unconditional cash transfers and social safety net programs in the United States and Canada. With the rise of guaranteed income pilots and other unconditional cash transfer programs, and over 100 small-scale pilots recently launched, researchers and practitioners will examine emerging evidence on their impacts. The discussion will synthesize insights from recent research studies, exploring outcomes from recent pilots, innovative research methodologies, and their implications for policy. This event aims to highlight a wide range of effects, including those on employment, education, financial stability, and overall well-being, while situating these findings within broader social protection systems.

This event is led by Professor Eva Vivalt (Department of Economics, University of Toronto), and supported by the Forward Society Lab at the University of Toronto.

We encourage participants to register early to secure a spot, as capacity is limited.

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Speakers

Anna Aizer, Maurice R. Greenberg Professor of Economics, Brown University

 

 

 

Peter Ganong, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

 

 

 

Lisa Gennetian, Professor of Public Policy, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy

 

 

 

Max Ghenis, Co-founder and CEO of PolicyEngine

 

 

 

 

Ania Jaroszewicz, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of California San Diego Rady School of Management

 

 

 

Jonathan Morduch, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

 

 

 

Matthew Notowidigdo, David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

 

 

 

Elizabeth Rhodes, Research Director, Qualitative & Quantitative Principal Investigator of OpenResearch

 

 

 

Eva Vivalt

Eva Vivalt, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toronto

 

 

 

Yuen Pau Woo, Senator for British Columbia, Senate of Canada