Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Matt Bruenig, “The Basic Income Should Not Replace All Other Programs”
Matt Bruenig, “The Basic Income Should Not Replace All Other Programs,” Demos: Policy Shop, November 20, 2013.
BBC reports on basic income in Switzerland
On December 18th, 2013, the BBC News published a lengthy article about the referendum on basic income to be held in Switzerland. According to the BBC, "the anger among many Swiss voters at the news that some of their biggest banks, such as UBS, had continued paying...
Steven Mazie, “Should the Government Pay Everyone a Basic Income?”
Steven Mazie, “Should the Government Pay Everyone a Basic Income?” Big Think, November 20, 2013.
Mac Slavo, “Establishment Proposes: ‘Have the Government Give Every Adult a Basic Income’”
Mac Slavo, “Establishment Proposes: ‘Have the Government Give Every Adult a Basic Income,’” SHTFplan.com, November 18th, 2013.
Joe Baur, “How Switzerland’s Basic Income Proposal Could Both Help and Hurt the United States”
Joe Baur, “How Switzerland’s Basic Income Proposal Could Both Help and Hurt the United States,” Article 3, November 18, 2013.
Philippe Van Parijs, "Arguing for the introduction of a basic income"
On December 13th, 2013, the French daily Le Monde has published a column entitled "Pour la mise en place d'un revenu universel" ("Arguing for the introduction of a basic income"), by Philippe Van Parijs (Louvain University). Among other things, Van Parijs refers to...
Megan McArdle, “They'll Pay You to Live in Switzerland!”
Megan McArdle, “They'll Pay You to Live in Switzerland!” Bloomberg, Nov 15, 2013.
Guy Standing, “India’s Experiment in Basic Income Grants
Guy Standing, “India’s Experiment in Basic Income Grants,” Global Dialogue: Newsletter for the International Sociological Association Volume 3, issue 5, 2013.
Rich Smith, “Money for Nothing: Switzerland Eyes a Basic Income Guarantee”
Rich Smith, “Money for Nothing: Switzerland Eyes a Basic Income Guarantee,” Daily Finance, November 27, 2013.
Guy Standing, “The precariat needs a basic income”
Guy Standing, “The precariat needs a basic income,” the Financial Times, Nov 21, 2013.
John Aziz, “There is a better alternative to raising the minimum wage”
John Aziz, “There is a better alternative to raising the minimum wage,” the Week, December 6, 2013.
Megan McArdle, “Four Reasons a Guaranteed Income Won't Work”
Megan McArdle, “Four Reasons a Guaranteed Income Won't Work,” Bloomberg Opinion, Dec 4, 2013.
