255: The Science of Free Money (Universal Basic Income)

Does UBI help people? Will it destroy the concept of work ethic? Is it even enough to fix Capitalism's problems? Let's see what science has to say about free money...

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References and Further Reading
References & Further Reading
Universal Basic Income
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2018/12/what-is-universal-basic-income-basics
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378560/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272723000634

UBI Trials
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/04/universal-basic-income-of-1600-pounds-a-month-to-be-trialled-in-england
https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/universal-basic-income-trial-findings
https://www.givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-results/

UBI & Health
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953621007061
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272723000634
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34319878/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34319890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7208547/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33789535/

UBI & Wealth
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/research/basic-income-could-cut-poverty/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/nov/16/ai-is-coming-for-our-jobs-could-universal-basic-income-be-the-solution