Guaranteed basic income from the perspective of self‐determination theory

Summary

It’s often assumed that paying people an unconditional living wage will result in mass dropout from the workforce, as people chose to stay home and play video games instead of contributing to society.

In a 2017 report , Europeans were asked what they believed others would do if given an unconditional basic income. It was found that 53% of people believed that other people would quit work entirely. However, when they were asked what they would do, only 3% said they would quit their job without looking for another.This is an incredible finding to highlight how unfavourably and inaccurately […]

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