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New article: “Basic income trials and the politics of scale: A research agenda”
Abstract “The growing popularity of basic income has led to extensive trials of the policy in numerous settings across the world. However, analysis of the politics of basic income, and in particular...
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A Cash Giveaway to Improve Health in Chelsea, Massachusetts
It doesn’t really matter what disease you are looking at — cancer, heart disease, dementia, drug abuse, psychiatric disorders. In every case, poverty is associated with worse disease. But the word...
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Can Universal Basic Income Transform China’s Fight Against Poverty?
Research presented at the 2024 BIEN Congress explores China’s possible shift from existing social assistance programs toward Universal Basic Income (UBI), raising insights into poverty alleviation and...
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Riane Eisler on Partnership Ethic and Basic Income
Riane Eisler (born July 22, 1931) is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, attorney, and author known for her work on gender, family, economics, and social evolution. She pioneered the...
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Guyana’s $200,000 One-Off Cash Grant: A Step Forward, but More is Needed
Photo by Adam Gethin on Unsplash “President Irfaan Ali’s recent announcement of a $200,000 one-off cash grant to every household across Guyana comes during unprecedented economic growth fueled by the...
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Suriname’s Royalties for Everyone: Direct Payments to Citizens
Photo by aboodi vesakaran on Unsplash “President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi announced the Royalties for Everyone program, aiming to grant Surinamese citizens US$750 from future oil royalties with...
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Dr. Malcolm Torry on Basic Income: History, Feasibility, and Societal Impact
Dr. Malcolm Torry, a British academic, has been a leading researcher on basic income for more than 40 years. As Director of the Citizen’s Basic Income Trust (CBIT) from 2001 to 2020, and General...
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Paper submissions and registrations for BIEN Congress 2025
As of March 26 the BIEN 2025 organizing committee has received 236 submissions (across all categories) and 317 participant registrations. Last-minute submissions will be accepted for a few more days.
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Online Open Forum: BIEN working group on Clarification of Basic Income...
Time: noon – 1.30pm (BST) / 11am – 0.30pm (GMT) Speaker: Hilde Latour Title: Bitcoin in relation to BIEN’s definition of Basic Income 2. Time: noon – 1.30pm (BST) / 11am – 0.30pm (GMT) Speaker: Almaz...
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Santa Fe LEAP Pilot: Results
The first of its kind in the nation, Santa Fe LEAP provided a monthly guaranteed income of $400 per month, for one year, to 100 Santa Fe, New Mexico, Community College students who were age 30 or...
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UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME IN MALAYSIA – Insights and Possibilities
Join us for our 2-day workshop and conference with panel sessions introducing the principles and practice of a Universal Basic Income, the opportunities for Malaysia and the potential means of...
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German Basic Income Study Busts “Social Hammock” Myth
A groundbreaking three-year study in Germany has delivered compelling evidence challenging common criticisms of Universal Basic Income (UBI), showing no reduction in work effort while significantly...
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Welcome to the 2025 BIG Conference!
June 17 – June 18 2 Days in Washington DC June, 2025 in Washington DC Join the basic income community in June as we come together in Washington DC to chart the course for the critical next wave of our...
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Basic Income Training 2025 (BIT 2025)
Basic Income Training 2025 (BIT 2025) is a three-day event dedicated to fostering critical discussions, collaborative learning, and practical design around the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI)...
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Videos of BIEN 2024 Congress sessions now available
To view the YouTube playlist click here Videos of BIEN 2024 Congress sessions now available
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Submission to the report “Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth” to...
With endorsement from 70 of its affiliates and partner organizations from over 30 countries, BIEN has submitted the following inputs to the office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and...
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New report on Oakland CA Resilient Families pilot
“Oakland Resilient Families began with former Mayor Libby Schaaf’s pledge to bring a guaranteed income pilot to Oakland when she joined Mayors for a Guaranteed Income as a founding mayor in the summer...
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