With the basic income experiment set to finish at year’s end, some details on how the ongoing evaluation study will proceed

With the basic income experiment set to finish at year’s end, some details on how the ongoing evaluation study will proceed

The Finnish basic income experiment will end as scheduled on 31 December 2018. An evaluation of the experiment has already started, and first results can be expected early in 2019.

The main goal of the evaluation is to help understand how receiving a basic income affects the income, wellbeing and employment status of the participants.

According to lead researcher Minna Ylikännö of Kela, registry data can offer insight into issues related to employment, income and take-up of social benefits among the experimental and control groups. The data obtained from registries are complemented by interviews and surveys. The research team […]

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