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Experimenting with Unconditional Basic Income: Lessons from the Finnish BI Experiment 2017–2018

Olli Kangas; Signe Jauhiainen; Miska Simanainen; Minna Ylikännö · Edward Elgar · 2021

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Olli Kangas; Signe Jauhiainen; Miska Simanainen; Minna Ylikännö

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EstablishedFinland's 2017–2018 experiment paid 560 euros a month unconditionally to 2,000 randomly selected unemployed people; it found small employment effects and improved self-reported wellbeing.DisputedWhether a full universal basic income would reduce labour supply at scale is disputed, because existing trials are time-limited, partial or targeted.