Anonymous ID: 178b92 March 21, 2019, 4:34 p.m. No.5817571   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7602

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Alan Krueger's last act on Twitter was to re-tweet a paper on "universal basic income" in Kenya.

 

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Lots around today on #UniversalBasicIncome so an update on our #Kenya #UBI study. Almost a year of transfers done! First followup survey being designed right now & in the field soon!!

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The Effects of a Universal Basic Income in Kenya

A universal basic income (UBI) is a specific form of unconditional cash transfer: enough to meet basic needs, and delivered to everyone within a community. The idea of a UBI has received global attention for varied reasons – as a way to alleviate extreme poverty, to reduce inequality, or to provide a more robust safety net to workers in rapidly changing labor markets – but little rigorous evidence exists on the impacts of a long-term commitment to providing one. Researchers will partner with GiveDirectly in Kenya to evaluate both the short- and long-term effects of a long-term UBI on recipients’ economic status, time use, risk-taking, gender relations, and broader outlook on life.