Joe Huston, the CFO of GiveDirectly, speaks with the UBI Podcast about the largest basic income trial in history .
The trial is in its earliest stage and will expand later, giving entire communities a basic income in Kenya.
A 12-year basic income will be provided to 40 villages, 80 villages will receive basic income for 2 years. A lump-sum payment will be given to 80 villages. There will be 100 villages that will act as control groups.One interesting takeaway is that Huston said they are already seeing some “spillover benefits.”“I expect there will be spillover benefits. We kicked off in […]
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