Loomio
Wed 9 Dec 2020 11:55AM

Basic Income Experiment

LM Lander Meeusen Public Seen by 29

After writing an opinion piece on knack.be, the president of sp-a, Conner Rousseau, asked me what I had in mind. To answer him, I'd like to ask your input.

What would a good experiment in Flanders/Belgium look like?

Obviously this should be a scientific study, done by professional academics, but we as citizens can brainstorm as well about it. Also, I know there have already been a lot of these studies abroad, so I know we don't have to reinvent anything, but maybe tweak it a bit for the Belgian context.

A few idea's to kick off:

  • long enough to measure long term effects

  • diverse groups (control group, small income, larger income, unemployment vs employed people)

  • measure more than labour activation: family , studies and trainings, consumption, happiness, spare time activities, cultural activities, ...

  • ...

(Here is the piece on knack.be, in Dutch: https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/laten-we-deze-crisis-als-beslissend-keerpunt-gebruiken-om-werk-te-maken-van-een-basisinkomen/article-opinion-1667963.html)

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Renaud Van Eeckhout Mon 14 Dec 2020 12:30PM

There is now a discussion thread for debating about Basic Income => https://www.loomio.org/s/hGvDRKUY so this discussion thread can stay focused on its original purpose.

LM

Lander Meeusen Mon 14 Dec 2020 8:07PM

Ik heb de mail verstuurd. Ik hou jullie op de hoogte van een eventuele reactie. Heel erg bedankt voor de hulp.