New Zealand runs a welfare system geared around targeting assistance to those with the greatest need. A US study has investigated an alternative approach, of paying everybody in need a universal basic income.
Chris McKeen / Chris McKeen/StuffDr Eric Crampton is chief economist at the New Zealand Initiative think tank, and a regular opinion contributor.
OPINION: It’s hard not to marvel at Silicon Valley’s technological innovations. But I’m dumbfounded by the social science experiment they’ve been working on.Last week, the National Bureau of Economic Research released two working papers , 248 pages all-up, with the first results […]
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