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We fund work that requires a very long time horizon, seeks to answer open-ended questions, or develops technology that shouldn’t be owned by any one company.

Basic Income

The most comprehensive study of basic income in the United States

We're undertaking a ground-breaking research project to measure the impact of a basic income in the United States

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Research update

By Tess Cotter in Basic Income, May 15 2023
OpenResearch is now over halfway through conducting what continues to be the most comprehensive demonstration and evaluation of a long-term cash assistance program in the United States.

We're changing our name

By Elizabeth Proehl May 26 2020
Today, we're sharing that we are changing our name, YC Research, to OpenResearch. Y Combinator helpe …

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Tess Cotter

Tess Cotter

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Karina Dotson

Karina Dotson

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Aristia Kinis

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Patrick Krause

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Joshua Lin

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Elizabeth Rhodes

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