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Would universal basic income sap the workforce?

Would universal basic income cause people to leave the workforce? New research suggests it would not.

Such proposals, including one that Hillary Clinton considered during her 2016 presidential campaign, include direct payments that ensure each resident has a baseline of income to provide for basic needs. While previous research has focused on the effects of these unconditional cash transfers at the micro level–for example, winning the lottery–this study examined their large-scale impact by looking a government program that has supported Alaska residents for the past 25 years.

Would universal basic income sap the workforce?

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