Seminar Series
Safety Net Seminar Series
Highlights
Join the Better Government Lab (BGL) for a three-part virtual seminar series on recently completed evaluations of state- and county-level innovations designed to offset economic hardship and improve economic mobility.
Talks will cover the effectiveness of social policies meant to provide an economic safety net during the pandemic, including evaluations related to SNAP, unconditional cash transfers, and public safety. In each session, implementing partners from state and county governments will share their perspectives on embedding evaluation into government programs.
The goal of this series is to share evidence with policymakers and researchers on the effectiveness of these programs to inform policy decisions in other states and localities with similar programs.
Seminar schedule
October 8, 1-2pm ET | Register Here
Safety-net take-up from the demand side: the impacts of cash transfers on public benefit use (Cash transfers in San Diego, CA)
November 12, 1-2pm ET | Register Here
Evaluating an alternative to policing: Impacts on arrests and racial disparities in arrests (Public safety in Ramsey County, MN)
December 10, 1-2pm ET | Register Here
Getting people beyond the door: Streamlining SNAP income reporting and verification to prevent unfinished applications (SNAP in two states)
These studies were supported by Arnold Ventures.
