David Atkins, “Basic universal income gets even more traction – from both sides of the aisle”

by Toby | Sep 12, 2014 | Research

David Atkins, “Basic universal income gets even more traction – from both sides of the aisle”, Washington Monthly, 26 July 2014

Jordan Galienne “Quand simplifier le systeme de redistribution deviant un imperative” [When simplifying the redistribution system becomes imperative]

by Jenna van Draanen | Sep 11, 2014 | Research

This piece outlines current issues with the welfare system and the income redistribution system, more specifically, in France. The authors then propose basic income as a simple solution that has been longstanding in France and continues to be debated among thought leaders in political and economic fields. The article points out the current efforts of the French group “Mouvement Français pour un Revenu de Base.”

Language: French

Jordan Galienne “Quand simplifier le systeme de redistribution deviant un imperative” [When simplifying the redistribution system becomes imperative]. Economie matin.fr, Sept 2, 2014.

Matt Zwolinski, “BIG and BIGger – On the Feasibility of a Basic Income”

by Jenna van Draanen | Sep 10, 2014 | Research

Matt Zwolinski, “BIG and BIGger – On the Feasibility of a Basic Income” Cato Unbound: The Basic Income and the Welfare State. September 2, 2014

The Basic Income and The Welfare State

Aaron Smith & Janna Anderson, "AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs"

by Craig Axford | Sep 10, 2014 | Research

[Craig Axford]

Experts responding to a Pew Research survey were nearly evenly split on the question of whether or not robots and digital agents would displace a significant number of workers between now and 2025, creating huge knock on effects for the economy as a whole in the process.  According to the Pew Report’s key findings, “Half of these experts (48%) envision a future in which robots and digital agents have displaced significant numbers of both blue- and white-collar workers—with many expressing concern that this will lead to vast increases in income inequality, masses of people who are effectively unemployable, and breakdowns in the social order.”  Stowe Boyd, lead researcher with Gigaom Research, argued “The central question of 2025 will be: What are people for in a world that does not need their labor, and where only a minority are needed to guide the ‘bot-based economy?”

Aaron Smith & Janna Anderson, “AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs”, Pew Research Internet Project, August 6, 2014

Dylan Matthews, “A guaranteed income for every American would eliminate poverty — and it wouldn't destroy the economy”

by Toby | Sep 9, 2014 | Research

Dylan Matthews, “A guaranteed income for every American would eliminate poverty — and it wouldn’t destroy the economy”, Vox, 05 August 2014