How does the current safety net compare to cash assistance policies like guaranteed income and universal basic income, and how would a transition or complementarity look like? Nick Rodelo (PolicyEngine) starts this session with a quantitative analysis of food assistance programs and cash transfers. Ann Danforth (Maine Equal Justice) shares opportunities to improve the existing safety net while moving toward a guaranteed income. Finally, Luisa S. Deprez (University of Southern Maine) describes the challenges of benefit cliffs and work disincentives in guaranteed income pilot design.
Speakers
Nick Rodelo, PolicyEngine Nicholas Rodelo is originally from California, but now lives […]
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