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Leah Hamilton

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC 28608

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

5

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581

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (5)

1.

Experimental Evidence on Consumption, Saving, and Family Formation Responses to Student Debt Forgiveness

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 Jun 2022
Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, UNC Greensboro and Appalachian State University
Downloads 294 (261,408)
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student debt forgiveness, student debt, experiment, household finance, savings, debt, consumption

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How Would Americans Respond to Direct Cash Transfers? Results from Two Survey Experiments

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 24 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
Washington University in St. Louis, Princeton University, Appalachian State University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and UNC Greensboro
Downloads 179 (422,345)

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universal basic income, cash transfers, behavioral economics, consumer behavior, experiment, COVID-19, spending, savings, debt, public benefits

Differences in Stress and Sleep Among Recipients and Non-Recipients of 12 and 24 Months of Guaranteed Income, a Community-Based Study Among Black Women in Georgia

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Jun 2025
Emory University - School of Medicine, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Washington University in St. Louis - Brown School, Appalachian State University, Washington University in St. Louis, Morehouse School of Medicine and Independent
Downloads 52 (1,060,784)

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sleep health, Social determinants of health, financial stress, unconditional cash transfer

Differences in Stress and Sleep Among Recipients and Non-Recipients of 12 and 24 Months of Guaranteed Income, a Community-Based Study Among Black Women in Georgia

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 10 Jul 2025
Emory University - School of Medicine, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Washington University in St. Louis - Brown School, Appalachian State University, Washington University in St. Louis, Morehouse School of Medicine and Independent
Downloads 14 (1,570,077)

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sleep health, Social Determinants of Health, financial stress, unconditional cash transfer

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Using Amazon Mturk to Reach Public Assistance Recipients

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 31 Dec 2021
Leah Hamilton and Allison Wright
Appalachian State University and Appalachian State University
Downloads 32 (1,304,549)

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welfare policy, MTurk, Survey research methods

5.

Financial Wellbeing and Employment in the First Year of a Choice-Based Guaranteed Income Model

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Jun 2026
Washington University in St. Louis - Brown School, Clark Atlanta University, Appalachian State University, Clark Atlanta University, Washington University in St. Louis, Morehouse School of Medicine, Clark Atlanta University, Independent and Washington University in St. Louis
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guaranteed income, race, poverty, social policy