Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
John Harris, “The Tories own the future – the left is trapped in the past”
In this comment piece, John Harris of the Guardian suggests that the demand for a basic income should form a part of new centre-left political agenda better suited to the changed social and economic territory of the twenty-first century. John Harris, “The Tories own...
Matt Bruenig, “On Piketty's Capital: The Sovereign Wealth Fund Solution.”
SUMMARY: This article discusses the problems of wealth inequality discussed in Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Bruening suggests that a progressive wealth tax put into a sovereign wealth fund paying out a basic income should be a frontrunner as a...
Stuart White and Niki Seth-Smith, Democratic Wealth: Building a Citizens’ Economy (E-book).
PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: Democratic Wealth is a collection of essays that challenges the poverty of thinking around economic policy, particularly after the 2007 financial crash. It explores the renewed interest in republicanism and suggests this as a framework to shape an...
J. Hughes, “Embrace the End of Work”
J. Hughes, “Embrace the End of Work”, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, 24th February 2004.
Matt Bruenig, “A Cherokee Tribe's Basic Income Success Story.”
SUMMARY: This article uses the “surprising” results of Cherokee basic income to take a look at the convention (and conservative) approach to poverty. The author argues, “almost every single anti-poverty effort is supposed to work this exact same way … by increasing...
Rebecca Rojer, “The World According to Modern Monetary Theory.”
This article discusses “Modern Monetary Theory” (MMT), an economic school of thought within the Post Keynesian tradition. Most MMT theorists favor a government guaranteed job. This essay discusses the Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) as an alternative. Some MMT theorists...
Malcolm Henry, “How To Fund A Universal Basic Income (Without Scaring The Horses)”
Malcolm Henry, “How To Fund A Universal Basic Income (Without Scaring The Horses)”, Basic Income UK: Towards an emancipatory welfare, 11th February 2014.
Ryan Cooper, “A Simple Way to Ease Our Economic Woes: Give Every American $2,000.”
SUMMARY: Although this article doesn’t mention basic income by name, it argues that direct payments are a powerful tool to combat income inequality and crippling unemployment. Ryan Cooper, “A Simple Way to Ease Our Economic Woes: Give Every American $2,000.”...
Laura Tyson, “Intelligent Machines and Displaced Workers.”
SUMMARY: Laura Tyson, a former chair of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers, considers responses to technological unemployment, writing, “In the longer term, more radical policies – such as the introduction of a negative income tax or a basic income – must...
Thomas G. Clark, “Universal Basic Income from a libertarian perspective – A labour market analysis”
Thomas G. Clark, “Universal Basic Income from a libertarian perspective - A labour market analysis”, Another Angry Voice, 27th March 2014.
Carlos Góes, “Why Bolsa Familia Works.”
SUMMARY: Brazil’s Conditional Cash Transfer program, the Bolsa Familia, was intentionally created as a step toward a basic income. In this article, Carlos Góes discusses the libertarian roots of Conditional Cash Transfer programs and why they work. Carlos Góes,...
Sarah Jaffe, “The End of Jobs?”
SUMMARY: This opinion piece considers basic income as a solution to a more precarious labor market. Sarah Jaffe is a staff writer at In These Times and the co-host of Dissent magazine's Belabored podcast. Her writings on labor, social movements, gender, media, and...
