The mission of Cash Transfer Lab (CTL) is to build an evidence base regarding cash transfer policies. We answer the fundamental questions of how conditional and unconditional cash transfer policies transform American families, communities, and economies.
Our first major initiative is to study the effects of the permanent fund dividend (PFD), a policy in Alaska that has paid every Alaskan resident a substantial amount of cash annually since 1982.
Who We Are
The Cash Transfer Lab (CTL) is an interdisciplinary research center focused on cash transfers. It was founded in 2021 by social demographer Dr. Sarah K. Cowan.
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Research Foci
We study instances where cash transfers have already been instituted, focusing on the areas of families, crime, democracy, work, and health.
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