New directions in research on public support for universal basic income

Marie-Laure Mulayi, Tijs Laenen, Wim Van Lancker and Bart Meuleman

Chapter 4 in A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare, 2023, pp 81-100 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter, we focus on public opinion on universal basic income (UBI), which plays a crucial role in its political feasibility. Previous research has shown that public support is volatile and contingent on the definition of UBI. Two key determinants were also identified: individual and contextual factors. However, we note that much is still unknown about the interactions between these determinants and the characteristics of a UBI. In this chapter, we take a comprehensive approach by providing a brief overview of the state of knowledge on public support for a UBI. We also address the interactions between individual, contextual and policy design features, which little is known about so far. We then present the results of a novel survey experiment on the effect of interactions between policy design characteristics in support for a UBI in Belgium. Finally, this chapter provides an agenda for future research on public support for a UBI.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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