Highlights: #169 – Paul Niehaus on whether cash transfers cause economic growth, and keeping theft to acceptable levels from 80k After Hours

Highlights: #169 – Paul Niehaus on whether cash transfers cause economic growth, and keeping theft to acceptable levels

17 minutes Posted Nov 10, 2023 at 7:21 pm.

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Giving cash should be the standard which other poverty programmes are compared to

Why cash dramatically overperformed a USAID unemployment programme

Giving cash can boost economic growth

Fraud in DRC

Objections to universal basic income

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This is a selection of highlights from episode #169 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast.

These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:

Paul Niehaus on whether cash transfers cause economic growth, and keeping theft to acceptable levels

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Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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