Report details policy costs of implementing universal basic income

Monday, March 13, 2017 - 08:21 in Mathematics & Economics

There are compelling arguments that replacing a country's benefit system with a universal basic income (UBI) could reduce poverty and bureaucracy, but there are significant trade-offs to be weighed up in view of the goals policy-makers pursue, according to a new working paper from the Institute for Policy Research (IPR).

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