CSULB to gauge economic, social impacts of Guaranteed Basic Income pilot in Long Beach

CSULB’s Office of Economic Research (OER) has been tapped to explore the economic and social impacts of the City of Long Beach’s Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program, a high-profile pilot set to roll out in Fall 2021.

The program will provide $500 per month to 500 Long Beach households for one year. Long Beach is one of the first cities in the nation to explore GBI as a policy solution for struggling communities, and Mayor Robert Garcia ’01, a member of the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income organization, is a vocal proponent.

“There is a lot of heat on Guaranteed Basic […]

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