Giving Money to Working Families Increases Spending on Children

A new study looking at Alaska's Permanent Fund offers some insight into the benefits of cash benefit programs.

"Spring slowing coming to Eklutna Lake, Alaska" by Alaskan Dude is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Over the course of the pandemic, much of the U.S. has gotten a taste of what it’s like to be on the receiving end of an unconditional government cash transfer. In 2020, stimulus checks and a more generous unemployment benefit combined with other government effort…