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Local Cash Transfers and Household Debt: Evidence From Johnson County's Direct Assistance Program

Journal of Consumer Affairs, Volume 60, Issue 3, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT Using administrative credit report data, we examine how recipients of an unconditional, unrestricted cash transfer program in Johnson County, Iowa used their one‐time $1400 payment for debt‐related purposes. Unlike previous studies of federal stimulus payments where recipients primarily used the funds to reduce existing debt, we find that DAP ...
David Frisvold, Phuong Nguyen‐Hoang, Christopher K. Odinet   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Study in China to Determine Whether GPS Data and Derivative Indicator Can Be Used to Identify Risky Drivers

Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2019
This paper presents an investigation of the relationship between driver risk and factors indicating vehicle’s speed and driver’s acceleration behavior.
Rui Fu, Tong Liu, Yuxi Guo, Shiwei Zhang, Wendong Cheng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Canada's Working Income Tax Benefit on the Labor Supply of Low‐Income Workers

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 357-377, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We use administrative tax data to estimate the effect of the Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB) on the labor supply of single, low‐income workers in Canada. Our analytical approach exploits low knowledge of the program, which generates variation in the benefit receipt both between and within eligible tax filers over time.
Kourtney Koebel, Dionne Pohler
wiley   +1 more source

Universal Basic Income Within a Just Eco‐Social Transition: Institutional Pluralism for Emancipatory Imaginaries and Social Practices

Sociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the potential of Universal Basic Income (UBI) to support a just eco‐social transition by enabling the emergence of new emancipatory social imaginaries and practices. Against the backdrop of ecological breakdown and deepening precarity under global capitalism, it explores how UBI may function as a democratic tool for socio‐
Julio Lucena, David Casassas, Simon Birnbaum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smartphone based usage based insurance implementation feasibility in Saudi Arabia insurance market: A mixed methods assessment of technological readiness and stakeholder perceptions

Computers in Human Behavior Reports
This study evaluates the feasibility of implementing smartphone-based Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) in Saudi Arabia's insurance market through sequential explanatory mixed-methods research combining surveys and expert interviews.
Khaled Mili, Shaykhah Abdullah Aldossari
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Asset Accumulation Among Low‐Income Households in Rural Northern Uganda

Poverty &Public Policy, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Cash transfers have become an increasingly important social protection tool in development and humanitarian contexts. In developing countries, cash transfers can be used to build economic resilience. This study examines the effects of unconditional cash transfers on asset accumulation among low‐income households in rural Northern Uganda. Using
Simon Peter Nsereko, Bruno Lule Yawe, Ibrahim Mukisa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Paradox of Climate Justice

WIREs Climate Change, Volume 17, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Climate justice may paradoxically undermine ambitious emissions‐reduction policies, causing greater long‐term injustice through insufficient climate action. Heterodox instruments often are not systemic, suffer rebound effects, and are less feasible than mainstream alternatives.
Jeroen van den Bergh
wiley   +1 more source

Usage-Based and Personalized Insurance Enabled by AI and Telematics

Frontiers in Business and Finance
The insurance industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and telematics technologies, enabling the shift from traditional risk pooling models to usage-based insurance (UBI) and personalized coverage ...
Tie-Jiang Sun, M. Wang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Universal social protection schemes in forced displacement settings: Evidence from Colombia

International Social Security Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 43-68, April/June 2026.
With forcibly displaced persons reaching 123.2 million people globally in 2024, host low‐ and middle‐income countries face a dual social protection coverage challenge: including new populations while their own systems cover less than a third of their citizens.
Carlos Santiago Guzmán Gutiérrez
wiley   +1 more source

An Eco‐Social Policy Mix for 1.5°C Lifestyles: A Multi‐Country Policy Delphi Analysis

Regulation &Governance, Volume 20, Issue 2, Page 321-337, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Bridging the gap between welfare and climate policies is essential for simultaneously pursuing increased well‐being and reduced carbon emissions. This study uses a policy Delphi approach, involving experts and stakeholders from five European countries: Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Spain, and Sweden, to assess the perceived desirability and ...
Karlis Laksevics, Janis Brizga, Pia Mamut, Halliki Kreinin, Doris Fuchs, Inga Belousa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source