Guaranteed Income Doesn’t Hurt Employment
null Dec. 8, 2023 6:14 pm ET Photo: Elise Amendola/Associated PressLeslie Ford’s “Cities Use Covid Funds to Run Guaranteed-Income Experiments” (Cross Country, Dec. 2) misrepresents research from a half-century ago and ignores the growing body of evidence that cash assistance doesn’t lead to unemployment. Ms. Ford writes about pilot projects affiliated with our organization. These are set up as randomized controlled trials with independent research partners. Data from the first two trials show that people who received the monthly payments were more likely to find full-time employment than those who didn’t receive the money. Recipients who moved into full-time employment reported that the payments gave them enough financial stability to take a day off and go interview for a better job, or repair a broken car so they could drive to an interview.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored OffersWalmart: 20% Off Walmart Promo Cod
Dec. 8, 2023 6:14 pm ET
Leslie Ford’s “Cities Use Covid Funds to Run Guaranteed-Income Experiments” (Cross Country, Dec. 2) misrepresents research from a half-century ago and ignores the growing body of evidence that cash assistance doesn’t lead to unemployment.
Ms. Ford writes about pilot projects affiliated with our organization. These are set up as randomized controlled trials with independent research partners. Data from the first two trials show that people who received the monthly payments were more likely to find full-time employment than those who didn’t receive the money. Recipients who moved into full-time employment reported that the payments gave them enough financial stability to take a day off and go interview for a better job, or repair a broken car so they could drive to an interview.
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