Is giving people autonomy better than giving them cash? (with Richard Sedlmayr)

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Is giving autonomy to people better than giving food, shelter, clothing, or cash? And what exactly must be done in practice to give people autonomy? How does the value of information interventions (like education) compare to the value of more tangible interventions (like cash)? How robust are the findings about all of the above in light of the replication crisis? In general, how much confidence should we place (with or without the replication crisis) in the findings of social science research? How tight should the feedback loop be for organizations that do...