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The Devil’s in the Caveats: A Brief Discussion of the Difficulties of Basic Income Experiments
CESifo Forum (2018)
  • Karl Widerquist
Abstract
This article is a precis of my forthcoming book, "A Critical Analysis of Basic Income Experiments for Researchers, Policymakers, and Citizens: The Devil’s in the Caveats." It explains that there are many difficulties in testing UBI and many communications make the results of UBI vulnerable to misunderstanding, oversimplification, sensationalism, and spin. The book and article discuss how to reduce these problems as much as possible.
Keywords
  • Basic Income,
  • Basic Income Experiments,
  • Social Science Experiments
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Publication Date
September, 2018
Publisher Statement
This article is available for free download, "Reproduction permitted only if source is stated and copy is sent to the ifo Institute."
Citation Information
Karl Widerquist. "The Devil’s in the Caveats: A Brief Discussion of the Difficulties of Basic Income Experiments" CESifo Forum Vol. 19 Iss. 3 (2018) p. 30 - 35 ISSN: ISSN 2190-717X
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/widerquist/91/