Note: Marica’s RBC does not meet the BIEN definition of basic income
“The Maricá Basic Income Evaluation is an assessment of a basic income program in the city of Maricá, Brazil. The program, the Renda Básica de Cidadania (RBC, or Citizens’ Basic Income), is one of the largest cash transfer programs in existence. A partnership between the Universidade Federal Fluminense in Niterói, Brazil, and the Jain Family Institute in New York, USA, the study examines the impact of the RBC, an unconditional cash transfer program introduced in 2015 using proceeds derived from oil royalties.”
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