The big tax hikes that make UBI ‘affordable’ could be used to cut poverty in more targeted ways
A reply to ‘Universal Basic Income is affordable and feasible: evidence from UK economic microsimulation modelling’ by Howard Robert Reed et al1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12937319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald De Hirsch (Loughborough University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 163-165 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-8273 • E-ISSN: 1759-8281 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/175982721x16702576055509 |
| OpenAlex | W4317677188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
Blueprints for a universal basic income (UBI) have come a long way in recent years, particularly in explaining how UBI could be paid for. In 'Universal Basic Income is affordable and feasible: evidence from UK economic microsimulation modelling', the authors All the schemes presented are highly redistributive, focusing on improving benefits for those at the bottom of the income distribution
Affordable housing · Basic income · Economic growth · Economics · Market economy · Microsimulation · Poverty · Public economics · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |