Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Alberto Mingardi, "Hayekian arguments for basic income"
Alberto Mingardi, "Hayekian arguments for basic income", Library of Economics and Liberty, January 8, 2014
Revolution News, “A Leftist critique on Basic Income”
Revolution News, “A Leftist critique on Basic Income,” Revolution News, February 1, 2014
Ed Dolan, "Could We Afford a Universal Basic Income"
[Craig Axford] With this post, Ed Dolan concludes the United States can provide a basic income guarantee of approximately $5,850 for every American with the exception of some current Social Security recipients. This grant could be funded using only existing federal...
Matt Leach, “Time for housing to back a basic income?”
AUTHOR’S SUMMARY: Following the controversial broadcast of Channel 4's Benefit Street, HACT's Chief Executive Matt Leach wonders if the UK housing sector could help drive the discussion on alternative solutions for the welfare state. Matt Leach, “Time for housing to...
Frances Coppola, “An Experiment with Basic Income”
This essay discusses the Speenhamland system of poor relief, begun in England in 1795 as an experiment in Basic Income. Frances Coppola, “An Experiment with Basic Income,” Piera, Jan 12th 2014.
Revolution News, “Basic Income changes our attitudes towards work, society and life in general”
Revolution News, “Basic Income changes our attitudes towards work, society and life in general,” Revolution News, January 10, 2014.
Matthew Bruenig, “Conservatives are losing their minds over economic reforms that already exist”
[Josh Martin] SUMMARY: Bruenig opens by highlighting the conservative backlash to Jesse Myerson’s article for Rolling Stone that listed five economic reforms all millenials should support: a job guarantee, a universal basic income, a land value tax, a sovereign wealth...
Matt Bruenig, “A Spectre Is Haunting Alaska—the Spectre of Communism
Matt Bruenig, “A Spectre Is Haunting Alaska—the Spectre of Communism,” Policy Shop: Demos, January 5, 2014.
The Natural Commonwealth, “A Basic Income Guarantee Doesn’t Need Coercive Redistribution”
The Natural Commonwealth, “A Basic Income Guarantee Doesn’t Need Coercive Redistribution,” the Natural Commonwealth, December 28, 2013.
Danny Vinik, “Here's Why Switzerland Won't Have A Basic Income Anytime Soon”
Danny Vinik, “Here's Why Switzerland Won't Have A Basic Income Anytime Soon,” Business Insider, Dec. 31, 2013.
John Aronno, “Alaska's Permanent Fund Isn't Communism, It's the Owner State”
John Aronno, “Alaska's Permanent Fund Isn't Communism, It's the Owner State,” the Huffington Post, 01/13/2014.
Emily Swanson, “Here's What People Really Think Of Rolling Stone's 5 Reforms For Millennials”
SUMMARY: This article discusses a survey of 5 proposed reforms, one of which is a basic income. The wording of the question was, “Would you favor or oppose expanding Social Security to every American, regardless of age, to guarantee a basic income to every American?”...
