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This is the first good data on direct cash transfers in developed countries. The results in developing countries were quite different:

https://www.givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-results/

People in that study were receiving a lot more money, relative to typical local incomes. But it seems like they used it quite differently. I think there are major differences between poor people in rich vs poor countries.



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