The Labor Market Impacts of Universal and Permanent Cash Transfers: Evidence from the Alaska Permanent Fund
Damon Jones,Ioana Marinescu — The Labor Market Impacts of Universal and Permanent Cash Transfers: Evidence from the Alaska Permanent Fund (2022)Damon Jones; Ioana Marinescu · 2022 · Article · AbstractEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0847 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Using a synthetic control method, Jones and Marinescu found that the dividend had no effect on employment and increased part-time work by 1.8 percentage points (17 per cent), consistent with general equilibrium effects of the extra spending.”
Context. The dividend is modest and annual, so the finding is weak evidence on a full basic income.
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