The Town with No Poverty: The Health Effects of a Canadian Guaranteed Annual Income Field Experiment
Evelyn L. Forget — The Town with No Poverty: The Health Effects of a Canadian Guaranteed Annual Income Field Experiment (2011)Evelyn L. Forget · 2011 · Article · AbstractEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0490 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Mincome: the Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment (Dauphin, 1974–1979) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Using health administration data and a quasi-experimental design, Forget found an 8.5% reduction in the hospitalisation rate for Mincome participants relative to controls, particularly for accidents, injuries and mental health, and more adolescents continuing into grade 12.”
Context. The study does not use Mincome's own survey data; identification is indirect.
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