A Survey of Universal Basic Income Experiments

Hochman Rachael, Larkin Charles and Shaen Corbet
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Hochman Rachael: Institute for Policy Research, 1555 University of Bath , Bath, UK
Larkin Charles: Institute for Policy Research, 1555 University of Bath , Bath, UK

Basic Income Studies, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, 201-225

Abstract: Interest in universal basic income has risen recently as an alternative to existing exchequer-sourced social security methods, such as conditional cash transfers. This article presents a survey of multiple experiments investigating the impact of basic income cash transfers on recipients while presenting a meta-analysis of the results across nine categories. Many findings indicate successful outcomes across financial security, health, and educational dimensions. Children were amongst the strongest beneficiaries of the trials and observed a 4.5 % reduction in obesity, a 19.5 % increase in their normal weight-for-age, a 30 % increase in female secondary school attendance, and an increase in the educational attainment of one year in response to the cash transfers.

Keywords: universal basic income; UBI; meta-analyses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1515/bis-2022-0003

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