INCOME INEQUALITY
Universal basic income could improve the nation’s mental health
Many people are talking about universal basic income (UBI) these days. Giving everyone a guaranteed income could be the solution to many economic
Do markets require redistribution to avoid market failure due to excessive inequality?
Wealth inequality is escalating at an alarming rate not only within the U.S. but also in countries as diverse
With growth this tepid, is it time to give ‘helicopter money’ a whirl?
Growth is the default setting for modern economies. Humans innovate and improve, find better ways of doing things. Only
The Significance of an Unconditional $1,000 per month
Andrew Yang’s plan to provide $1,000 in government-sponsored payments to every American adult each month — an “allowance for
‘Socialism for the rich’: the evils of bad economics
Article originally published on June 6th, 2019. In most rich countries, inequality is rising, and has been rising for
Toward a Just Economy: How a Universal Basic Income Can Curb Racial Inequality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2019 CONTACT: Ariela Weinberger, aweinberger@rooseveltinstitute.org Toward a Just Economy: How a Universal Basic Income
Feds urged to consider basic income to help ‘gig’ workers
Article originally published June 11, 2019. OTTAWA — A cross-party committee of MPs says it’s time for the government
The net worth of the average 18-35-year-old in the US has plunged 34% since 1996 to below $8,000 and only 20% are better off now than in ’07
Article originally published on 05/31/19. The net worth of the average 18- to 35-year-old has plummeted 34 percent since
OTTAWA — A cross-party committee of MPs says it’s time for the government to take a deeper look at a guaranteed minimum income to help work
Article originally published on June 11, 2019. OTTAWA — A cross-party committee of MPs says it’s time for the
In the United States, there aren’t enough hours in the week to make rent
Article originally published April 12, 2019. The mayor of Brisbane, a small city squeezed between San Francisco and Silicon
Study: 79% of parents are providing on average $7,000 of financial support to their adult children at a cost of $500 billion per year
Article originally published on Oct 2, 2018. Many millennials are having a tough time financially launching their adult lives
One in Six British Workers Have Too Much Education for Their Job
Millions of British workers are overqualified for their jobs, according to figures published Monday. Sixteen percent of 16-to-64-year-olds in
Universal basic income vs jobs guarantees: which one will make us happier?
Two competing (or, possibly, complementary?) proposals for resolving income inequality and the hole that four decades of demand-side Reaganomics
Amazon—and 56 Other Corporations—Took Your Tax Dollars
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Bernie Sanders, castigator of the one percent, is a millionaire now. So are Kamala Harris and
Why we should all have a basic income.
Consider for a moment that from this day forward, on the first day of every month, around $1,000 is
Family & Education Middle classes losing out to ultra-rich
Middle-class families are seeing their incomes stagnating as they are squeezed by the ultra-rich taking a bigger slice, says
What happens if robots take the jobs? The impact of emerging technologies on employment and public policy
Automation is appearing everywhere. Ready or not, innovations like robotics, computerized algorithms, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, medical sensors and
Chicago May Become Largest City In U.S. To Try Universal Basic Income
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar is worried about the future. He is concerned that a coming wave of automation could
Universal Basic Income: Brexit-Voting Sheffield May Be England’s First Test
Sheffield, a 500,000-strong city that narrowly voted in favor of Brexit three years ago, could be the first city
A Nobel Prize winner in economics just backed basic income
Basic income is having a whirlwind year, and it was just galvanized even further by the support of Angus