Social Experiments 101 Continued

Michael Lewis. Professor, Hunter College. Several years ago, I wrote this piece about UBI experiments, more precisely unconditional cash experiments. It focused on an experiment that had been run in Finland. There have been many more experiments,…

Simplicity and Complexity of Basic Income

Soomi Lee. Blog Editor. I attended the 2026 BIEN conference in Toronto, where I had the opportunity to moderate a book launch session on South Korea's basic income blueprint. The book, UBI from Idea to Reality: A Blueprint for Basic Income…

Labor Supply Found in 115 Experiments in Low and Middle Income Countries

Soomi Lee. USBIG Blog Editor A sweeping new synthesis of unconditional cash trials in poorer countries finds people spent, saved, and worked more, not less. Give a low-income household some cash and let them do whatever they want with…