We test for whether, once "basic needs" are satisfied, there is happiness adaptation to further gains in income using …

In this paper, we apply GBA+ to two potentially transformative policy approaches—basic income and basic services … a “neutral” subject. We demonstrate that the basic income and basic services approaches both have immediate practical …

An important component of the work to be completed by the British Columbia’s Expert Panel on Basic Income is to design … simulations to look at how various basic income (BI) models could work in B.C. (B.C. Poverty Reduction, 2018). The intent of these … different versions of a basic income in terms of both their cost implications and their implications for poverty reduction. We …

This paper delves into the academic literature that exists that models, in detail, specific basic incomes for Canada to … on Basic Income in two ways. First, it will inform the panel as to what program designs and choice elements should be … considered specifically for B.C. Second, it will highlight for the panel the basic income implementation challenges raised by the …

We detail the political party commitments of a basic income in Canada over the last decade, a period of time in which … we have seen renewed conversations about a basic income in Canada. We find that in all but one case the policy … commitments lack any detail about design choices and no commitments to a basic income reference the principles of a basic income …

Basic income is not a single, uniform policy, but rather a range of policy proposals that share certain principles … while also differing along key dimensions. Based on the extensive literature related to basic income, we conceptualize basic … form of a basic income requires making well-thought-out choices with regard to how design elements will achieve specific …

simulated Universal Basic Income (UBI) policy counterintuitively benefits wealthier working households more than poorer ones due …