Universal Basic Income in Appalachia: A Strategy for Clean Energy Transition?

Belleville Douglas Eric, Jolley G. Jason (), Bone Clara and Gomez Dominic
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Belleville Douglas Eric: Jr., Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Jolley G. Jason: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, 1354 Ohio University , Athens, USA
Bone Clara: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, 1354 Ohio University , Athens, USA
Gomez Dominic: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, 1354 Ohio University , Athens, USA

Basic Income Studies, 2025, vol. 20, issue 2, 151-166

Abstract: This paper leverages multi-regional input-output (MRIO) analysis to estimate the economic impacts of a universal basic income on Appalachian Ohio counties as strategy for supporting economic transition away from the coal economy. A $500 monthly basic income to each adult Appalachian Ohio resident results in 46,367 new jobs, $2 billion in labor income, and an increase of nearly $4 billion in regional gross domestic product.

Keywords: universal basic income; multi-regional input-output (MRIO); IMPLAN; coal economy; Appalachia; just transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1515/bis-2023-0001

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