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Renana Jhabvala, “No conditions apply.”
Jan 7, 2015 | Research
This opinion piece discusses results of the recent Basic Income pilot project in India. Renana Jhabvala, “No conditions apply.” The Indian Express, December 9, 2014.
Simon Thorpe , “Is the idea of an Unconditional Basic Income starting to get traction? “
Jan 5, 2015 | Research
[Liam Upton] Simon Thorpe , “Is the idea of an Unconditional Basic Income starting to get traction?“ Simon Thorpe's Ideas on the Economy, 21 December 2014
Robin McGhee, “Opinion: Universal Basic Income is the way forward for the Liberal Democrats”
Jan 3, 2015 | Research
[Liam Upton] Robin McGhee, “Opinion: Universal Basic Income is the way forward for the Liberal Democrats”, Liberal Democratic Voice, 19 December 2014
Adam Cowden, “Moving Forward After Ferguson and Staten Island”
Jan 2, 2015 | Research
[Liam Upton] The author discusses the recent controversial deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner and goes on to discuss the issue of poverty in black America. At the end he proposes a Basic Income as a way to relieve or fix this problem. Adam Cowden, “Moving Forward...
Mathew Schmid, “The Next Big Social Idea: Unconditional Basic Income”
Jan 2, 2015 | Research
[Liam Upton] Mathew Schmid, “The Next Big Social Idea: Unconditional Basic Income”, The World Post, 22 December 2014
Daniel Tencer, “Minimum Income: What You Should Know About The Idea That Could Revolutionize The 21st Century”
Jan 1, 2015 | Research
[Liam Upton] Daniel Tencer, “Minimum Income: What You Should Know About The Idea That Could Revolutionize The 21st Century”, The Huffingron Post Canada, December 23 2014
Carlos Fresneda, "¿Una renta básica europea? [An european basic income?]"
Dec 31, 2014 | Research
The Spanish newspaper El Mundo, in its online version, reports on the first summit of the Unconditional Basic Income Europe (UBIE), which took place in Athens on the past 28th of September. In this event, several top economists and activists which defend the...
Stephane Pallage, Christian Zimmermann, “Universal Basic Income versus Unemployment Insurance”
Dec 31, 2014 | Research
ABSTRACT: In this paper we compare the welfare effects of unemployment insurance (UI) with an universal basic income (UBI) system in an economy with idiosyncratic shocks to employment. Both policies provide a safety net in the face of idiosyncratic shocks. While the...
John Muellbauer, "Quantitative easing for the people"
Dec 30, 2014 | Research
Oxford Economics professor John Muellbauer elaborates a rational justification and a simple application plan for giving each EU citizen a 500 €, no strings attached, monthly payment. The money would be printed in the European Central Bank and simply given to...
Maciej Szlinder, “The Strategy for Basic Income: Interview with Guy Standing.”
Dec 30, 2014 | Research
Guy Standing answers questions on social questions faced by eastern European countries, namely Poland, and particularly on basic income. Language: English with link to Polish translation. Maciej Szlinder, “The Strategy for Basic Income: Interview with Guy Standing.”...
Pramit Bhattacharya, “Subsidies must give way to a universal basic income: Pranab Bardhan”
Dec 30, 2014 | Research
[Liam Upton] Pramit Bhattacharya, “Subsidies must give way to a universal basic income: Pranab Bardhan”, Live Mint, December 13 2014
Living Income, “Putting Living Income Into Perspective”
Dec 29, 2014 | Research
[Liam Upton] Living Income, “Putting Living Income Into Perspective”, Living Income, December 10 2014
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