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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1177 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Universal basic income · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“In Finland's 2017–2018 experiment, replacing minimum unemployment benefits with an unconditional basic income lowered participation tax rates on full-time work by 23 percentage points, yet days in employment were statistically unchanged in the first year.”

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The Town with No Poverty: The Health Effects of a Canadian Guaranteed Annual Income Field Experiment

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