Covid-19 basic income research
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As the Covid-19 outbreak keeps Americans from working,
policymakers are increasingly considering cash transfers and universal basic
income to keep families afloat.
Here you can find our research on the latest proposals.

## Latest research: Covid relief package

A new paper from Max Ghenis and Nate Golden finds that extending the
$600-per-week unemployment benefit reduces poverty and inequality more than
a payroll tax cut of the same cost,
but less than universal payments.

Read {doc}`fpuc` for more.

## Tracking emergency cash transfer proposals

See the [full tracker](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZuHR2uOKWoloXw5raJzMNRjOMggcWdBxYB3Jhf0B4lE/edit#gid=0) 
or read more [on our blog](https://medium.com/ubicenter/tracking-us-emergency-cash-transfer-proposals-7c4bf90e8ac8).

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## Research paper: Stabilizing poverty amid Covid-19 with universal basic income

Max Ghenis finds that UBI policies offsetting income losses should 
include children to cost-effectively stabilize the poverty rate.

Read the [**paper**](https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UBICenter/covid19/master/UBI_for_Covid_19.pdf) or the
[**blog post**](https://medium.com/ubicenter/how-universal-basic-income-can-keep-poverty-from-rising-amid-covid-19-9950e4a58030).