JFI Research

We Take Mumbucas: Charting the Complementary Currency That’s Transforming a Brazilian City

A new report by Andrea Gama and interactive visualization from Francis Tseng.

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Municipal Bank of LA: Interactive Balance Sheet Simulator

The simulator enables the public to allocate resources among the proposed public bank lending programs, testing cost and profit assumptions...

Part of the series Municipal Public Banking

Municipal Bank of LA: Clean Energy Portfolio Options

Paired with new federal incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act, this briefing covers ways a public bank could crucially accelerate...

Part of the series Municipal Public Banking

Municipal Bank of LA: Democratic Governance Frameworks

A briefing by Michael McCarthy of the Berggruen Institute on deliberative democracy for public finance and investment.

Part of the series Municipal Public Banking

Social Wealth Seminar: Paul Williams and Zachary Marks

"Building a Future for Public Developers."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

A New Public Housing Model — Addis Ababa’s Urban Transformation

The first report from JFI's Social Wealth Portfolio

Model Behavior: A Critical Review of Macroeconomic Models for Guaranteed Income and The Child Tax Credit

This third report in our “Getting to Guaranteed Income” series shares the lessons from six macroeconomic modeling analyses of the...

Part of the series From Idea to Reality: Getting to Guaranteed Income

Opportunity in Crisis: New Polling on Public Opinion Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Results from a nationally representative survey investigating how the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19 influenced Americans’ attitudes towards...

Part of the series Messaging Guaranteed Income

They Worked: Claudia Sahm on the effects of $1,400 relief payments on families and the economy

New survey data demonstrating how families made use of the third round of cash relief.

Part of the series From Idea to Reality: Getting to Guaranteed Income

Social Wealth Seminar: Jason Windawi

“What Makes Guaranteed Income Durable?"

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Paul Williams and James Medlock on paternalism, market failures, and welfare policy in the US

An argument worth examining for what it illuminates about the role of paternalism in safety net policy, and persistent misunderstandings...

Part of the series From Idea to Reality: Getting to Guaranteed Income

Robust evidence for $1400 relief and recovery checks

Drawing on over a decade of rigorous research, JFI Senior Fellow Claudia Sahm presents evidence in favor of additional $1400 checks...

Part of the series From Idea to Reality: Getting to Guaranteed Income

Social Wealth Seminar: Saule Omarova

“The Case for a U.S. National Investment Authority.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Sarah Quinn

“How Credit Programs Became a Multi-Purpose Political Tool.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Philip Rocco

“COVID-19 and the Crisis of American Federalism.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Steve Randy Waldman

“Perspectives on Social Wealth Funds.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Aja Brown

“The Compton Pledge: An Economic Resilience Strategy for Strengthening Community in Compton.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Jonathan Calenzani

"Bond Yields in an Era of Slow Growth."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Marcelo Medeiros

“Beyond Formal Workers: Expanding Social Protection in Latin America."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Rahul Basu

“The Mineral Wealth of Nations: Accounting for the Resource Curse."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Carla Santos Skandier

“Non-Extractive Finance Mechanisms for a Just Recovery and Transition."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Amanda Kass

“What Might Happen To Public Pensions In The Wake Of Covid-19?”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Yakov Feygin

“Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Wealth Building Institutions in the Context of the Global Dollar System.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Naomi Zewde

“Inequalities in Wealth and Health: Things to Consider when Building a Generation."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Key Comparisons in Proposed Cash Transfer Legislation

Prepared by lead researchers in guaranteed income and cash transfer policy worldwide at the Jain Family Institute.

Working Paper: “UBI & the City”

JFI-supported research by Jack Favilukis, Khalil Esmkhani, and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh is the first attempt to model UBI at a...