Recent news from the Finland experiment

The organisers of the Finland experiment have published news about the experiment’s evaluation:

… The main goal of the analysis is to help understand how receiving a basic income affects the income and employment status of the participants. The impact of the basic income on the participants’ general well-being will also be investigated. The experimental group of 2,000 persons is compared against a control group comprised of individuals who were not selected for the experimental group. …

 

To read a longer article, What experiments in Finland can tell us about basic income, click here.

Definitions and simulations do not tell how an unconditional BI affects the recipients’ behaviour. Does it activate people in job seeking? How much does a BI increase activities outside the labour force, such as studying, taking care of children at home, or participating in voluntary work? When the designers have defined the model, the next step is to start experimenting with it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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