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RUSSIA: Public speech event in St. Petersburg
On the 26th of March 2018, at 7 pm, Marat Smirnov will hold a public speech on universal basic income (UBI) modern trends and trial, followed by an open discussion. Marat has been active in starting a basic income community in Russia, having started by organizing a...
Europe: New paper by Institute of Labour Economics contributes to literature on the effects of introducing a UBI into current social security systems
Credit to: Flickr In a new paper, published by the Institute of Labour Economics (IZA) in December 2017, James Browne of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Herwig Immervoll, of both the IZA and the OECD, have discussed what...
Indian government advisor suggests some areas of the country may soon introduce UBI
India's Chief Economic Advisor, Arvind Subramanian, recently told reporters that he would "bet" that one or two Indian states would be implementing universal basic income (UBI) by 2020. The high-level government advisor's comments occurred within the context of the...
USA: Forbes 30 Under 30 Names Stockton Mayor Pioneering UBI in California
Michael Tubbs. Credit to: Wikipedia. Forbes published its “30 Under 30 in Law & Policy” and notes that these winners come from across the political spectrum. They have been associated with President Trump, the Democratic Party, and emerge from law schools...
BIEN Congress 2018: Last days to submit your paper proposals
The 18th BIEN Congress takes place in Tampere (Finland) on 23-26 August on the theme of "Basic Income and the New Universalism: Rethinking the Welfare State in the 21st Century”. We have already received many excellent proposals. For those of you who haven’t this...
VIDEO: “Why everybody’s suddenly talking about Universal Basic Income”
Andrew Murphy Davis is a young producer of documentaries and network news, who has started The Millennial Project. This project has been developing since 2015 and aims at “activating a unique millennial voice in American politics”. Andrew, as the main driver behind...
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend has no overall effect on employment
Alaska’s provision of regular, unconditional income to its inhabitants has had no overall effect on employment, a recent study has found. The Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), provided by the Alaskan government to all citizens who apply for it, currently stands at...
New Book: Steven Shafarman’s “Basic Income Imperative”
Steven Shafarman has just published a new book titled “Basic Income Imperative”. The sub-title points to some of the expected results of basic income implementation, according to him: peace, justice, liberty and personal dignity. Shafarman, author of three other books...
China: Macao to spend over $1.5bn on public subsidies including Wealth Partaking Scheme
The Macao region of China will spend more than 1.2 billion euros this year on public subsidies, including their Wealth Partaking Scheme, which functions as a very low-level form of basic income. As reported by the Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the...
Baltic Sea Region: Swedbank Issues Report Modeling Universal Basic Income in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Image by MaxPixel: Trakai Castle Lithuania On December 6, 2017, Swedbank published a report on the Baltic Sea Region entitled “Heart-warming growth is a poor excuse to postpone reforms.” The report includes a chapter on Universal Basic Income, wherein the bank...
