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Do unconditional cash transfers raise household consumption?

In the GiveDirectly experiments in Kenya, large unconditional cash transfers raised household consumption and asset holdings, and local price increases did not erase those gains.

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Does generative AI actually make workers more productive?

Access to generative AI tools causes measurable productivity gains (≥10%) for knowledge workers in controlled field or lab settings, with the largest gains for less-experienced workers.

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