Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Ben Southwood, “We’ve actually tried negative income taxes, and they seem to work.”
The Adam Smith institute, self-describing as being ‘at the forefront of making the case for free markets and a free society in the United Kingdom,’ recently drew attention to desirability of a Negative Income Tax, by reclaiming the 1970s experiments on it in USA. Ben...
Malcolm Torry, “Basic Income – a benefits system for our society, today and tomorrow.”
Malcolm Torry, who has long been serving as the director of the Citizen’s Income Trust, reflected a time he worked as welfare officer in late 1970s and how uncertain the situation of claimants were because of the nature of means tested benefit. He argues that BIG...
Citizens Income Trust [UK], “2015 Issue 1,” Citizen’s Income newsletter, January 2015
The first issue of the Citizens Income Newsletter for 2015 includes news; editorials on “Predistribution,” “The necessity and the feasibility of a Citizen’s Income,” “Benefits sanctions,” and “Fair benefits;” a research note by Malcolm Torry entitled, “A feasible way...
Jordi Arcarons, Antoni Domènech, Daniel Raventós, Lluís Torrens, “Un modelo de financiación de la Renta Básica para el conjunto del Reino de España: sí, se puede y es racional [A basic income finance model for all Spanish Kingdom: yes, it can be done and is rational]“
Results from this recently published article show that basic income within all Spanish territory can be financed at approximately 7500 € per year for each adult person and 20% of that value for each child. The authors state none of the basic state functions (e.g.:...
Roberto Merrill, "Pré-distribuição [Pre-distribution]"
The author distinguishes "weak" and "strong" (economic) pre-distribution. The former amounts fairly to what already exists in some countries (welfare state); the latter consists in the unconditional basic income (UBI). The article defends that it is the "strong"...
Scott Santens, “Negative Income Tax (NIT) and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)”
Scott Santens, “Negative Income Tax (NIT) and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)” Scottsantens.com. December 17, 2014.
Cameron Roberts, “Why Environmentalists Should Promote a Guaranteed Basic Income”
Cameron Roberts, “Why Environmentalists Should Promote a Guaranteed Basic Income” Alternatives Journal. December 23, 2014.
Samuel Hooper, “The Curious Appeal of Basic Income”
Samuel Hooper, “The Curious Appeal of Basic Income” Semi-Partisan Sam. August 19, 2014
Lane Anderson, “What can we learn from a town that beat poverty.”
This article begins, “It sounds like something from a Utopian novel, but for five years, a small Canadian city ensured basic incomes for everyone. And for five years, poverty vanished…” Lane Anderson, “What can we learn from a town that beat poverty.” Desert News...
Amanda Johnson, “Bitnation Will Test Whether Basic Income is Actually Workable”
SUMMARY: The author announces the launch of an application that runs on Bitnation to allow for users to contribute to and benefit from a basic income, using the app. The article describes the app as a way of voluntarily sharing money, without taxation, that could pay...
Pramit Bhattacharya “Subsidies must give way to a universal basic income: Pranab Bardhan.”
Pramit Bhattacharya “Subsidies must give way to a universal basic income: Pranab Bardhan.” Live Mint, Dec 13 2014.
Guy Standing, “Cash transfers can work better than subsidies.”
Guy Standing, “Cash transfers can work better than subsidies.” The Hindu, December 6, 2014.
