The American Guaranteed Income Studies

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research (CGIR) was established in 2020 and conducts applied cash-transfer studies and pilot designs that add to the empirical scholarship on cash, economic mobility, poverty, and narrative change. Through the American Guaranteed Income Studies (AMGIS), as well as our other work, CGIR aims to develop a common body of knowledge on unconditional cash transfers. Our investigations build on the existing literature of cash-transfers, as well as the evaluation practices and lessons learned from our prior research on guaranteed income and the gender and racial wealth gap.

We are committed to conducting public science that challenges prevailing narratives surrounding poverty, deservedness, and economic mobility, utilizing diverse approaches such as multi-site ethnography, politically driven sampling, and data visualization.