Research presented at the 2024 BIEN Congress explores China's possible shift from existing social assistance programs...
Can Universal Basic Income Transform China’s Fight Against Poverty?
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Prof. David Nettle on Basic Income’s Workability
Prof. David Nettle is a researcher in the Evolution and Social Cognition team at the Institut Jean Nicod, Paris, and a...
Dieter Althaus’s Brief Comments on “Solidarity Citizen’s Income”
Dieter Althaus has been serving as the Vice President of Governmental Affairs at Magna Europe since 2011. In this...
New study proves the feasibility of a European basic income
A pioneering study has been published, providing the first comprehensive analysis of the financial feasibility of a...
Breaking: Oregon Rebate has qualified as Measure 118!
We have fantastic news to share: Oregon Rebate has qualified for the November 2024 ballot as Measure 118! ...
New Study on a European UBI
Financed by the European Parliament and written by three Catalonian economists, "The fundamental part of this research...
New book: The Popularity of Basic Income – Evidence from the Polls
How popular is basic income among the general public and different groups within it? Although many argue that this...
Ukraine’s Basic Income: an antidote to war
The idea of Basic Income is catching on around the world as it is getting more and more support, especially after cash...
Oxford Union votes against introducing UBI
On 29th April 2021 the prestigious Oxford Union Society hosted a panel of students, activists, politicians and...
National Assembly in France decides to explore ‘Socle Citoyen’
Editor’s note: The use of the term ‘basic income’ or 'universal income' here does not correspond to BIEN’s definition...
Certain Conditions Apply: Canada’s Child Benefit is a ‘Basic Income’
The Canada Child Benefit is a bona fide Basic Income, even if certain conditions apply.
Possibilities and Pitfalls of Basic Income Experiments
This article briefly discusses the findings of my bookA Critical Analysis of Basic Income Experiments for Researchers,...
Pope Francis advocates basic income in new book
Pope Francis has advocated basic income in his new book, Let us Dream: The path to a better future, Simon and...
Why Universal Basic Income is Important in Africa
Africa is one continent where basic income is critical. During the COVID-19 outbreak that has rendered many people jobless, it could have been used to prevent them from sliding into poverty.
Council for European Studies conference, June 2021
Call for Papers: Panel on the politics of Universal Basic Income. What role for activism(s)? This Call for Papers...
China: An Undergraduate Academic Seminar Held in CUPL
The news is written by Chen Xixi and modified by Furui cheng The Screenshot of Our WeChat Group In the ‘International...
The Cost of a Full Basic Income for the United Kingdom Would be £67 billion per year (3.4% of GDP)
Originally published by Open Democracy. 14 August 2020, under the title, "Basic income could virtually eliminate...
Answers to Four Essential Questions About the Alaska Dividend for People Interested in Basic Income
online pharmacy finpecia no prescription with best prices today in the USA I was recently asked four questions about...
A Canadian Sayout newsletter article about Basic Income
The Canadian Sayout newsletter has printed an article about Basic Income: ... At present government is paying out vast...
A brief review of ‘The Cost of Basic Income in the United Kingdom: A Microsimulation Analysis’ by Karl Widerquist and Georg Arndt
There is a translation of this review in French The article by Widerquist and Arndt can be read here; and a pdf can be...