Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
The Economist. “Cash to the poor, Pennies from heaven: Giving money directly to poor people works surprisingly well. But it cannot deal with the deeper causes of poverty”
The evidence that simply giving cash to the poor and vulnerable households is successful is well accepted by those familiar with the BI. Elsewhere, in more mainstream debate this recognition has lagged somewhat behind the empirical evidence, until now where a...
Charo Castelló “WMCW International Plan of Action ‘for a Universal Basic Income’”
[Aynur Bashirov] The article published in the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW), talks about their meeting with the motto of “conducting a more just, fraternal, and sustainable society” where they decided that in order to reach the outcome of their motto,...
Segacious News Network, “$2750 A Month For Every Adult, Guaranteed? Switzerland’s Considering It”
[Craig Axford] Switzerland’s successful effort to place a basic income guarantee (BIG) on the ballot would put “a floor under people’s income” according to Karl Widerquist of Georgetown University. BIG is “the idea that income doesn’t have to start at zero.” No date...
Tom Boland, “Column: Should every citizen receive an unconditional basic income?”
Switzerland is considering the introduction of a Basic Income scheme, which would guarantee a standard benefit income to every citizen, regardless of need. Tom Boland looks at how that system would work in Ireland. Tom Boland lectures in Sociology at Waterford...
David Jenkins, “Why Reciprocity Might be Bullshit”
[Craig Axford] In this blog the author questions the conventional standards of reciprocity. Recent economic downturns have left too many people seeking opportunities to reciprocate by ‘contributing’ in the usual way, via a traditional job. BIG will empower people to...
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, “What would Milton Friedman think of shutdown debate?”
[Craig Axford] The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and food stamp program, recently renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), are programs that serve as tentative steps toward conservative economist Milton Friedman’s vision of a negative income tax...
Citizen’s Income Trust Citizen’s Income News Letter
The Citizen’s Income Trust (BIEN’s affiliate in the United Kingdom) has released the third issue of the 2013 volume of the Citizen’s Income Newsletter. It contains editorials, news, and nine book reviews. Citizen’s Income Trust Citizen’s Income News Letter 2013, issue...
Georgette Jasen, “Research Finds Outright Grants of Cash Are Surprisingly Effective Form of Aid to the Poor”
[Craig Axford] Researcher Christopher Blattman investigated the impacts of a Ugandan grant program financed through a loan from the World Bank and discovered it paid huge dividends both for the grant recipients and the communities they belonged to. Though the grants...
VIDEO: The Swiss Activist Who Collected 100,000 Signatures to Provide Every Adult Citizen with $2,800/Month
[Steve Shafarman - USBIG] This video, an exclusive interview is cofounder of the Basic Income Initiative, Enno Schmidt, includes references to Milton Friedman, Alaska, Namibia, and more. Enno is an artist and author of the film Basic Income: A Cultural Impulse. The...
Arthur de Grave & Benjamin Tincq, “Can debt catalyse the next global rebellion? An interview with David Graeber"
[Craig Axford] In this wide-ranging interview with the anthropologist David Graeber, ideas such as a debt jubilee and basic income guarantee are discussed. According to Graeber, a basic income would allow people to “find a valuable occupation” of their own choosing...
Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers, “Time for an Economy of, by and for the People”
[Craig Axford] An overview of current economic policy and a number of alternative directions we might follow are discussed here, including a shorter work-week at current wage levels, an increase in the minimum wage to reflect increases in productivity, and a basic...
Guy Standing to give several presentations on basic income in Italy, Norway, Finland, and the United Kingdom, 2-13 November 2013
Guy Standing, honorary co-president of BIEN and Professor of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, will be taking part in a debate on basic income at the Salone dell’Editoria Sociale book fair in Rome. The...
