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International researchers shocked at cancelation of Basic Income pilot

By Evelyn L Forget Comments Off on International researchers shocked at cancelation of Basic Income pilot , , , , , ,

Two weeks ago, I participated in a panel in Finland with representatives of Basic Income Experiments from Finland, the Netherlands, India and Scotland. My report on the cancellation of Ontario’s Basic Income pilot project was received with stunned disbelief: on July 31, three months after enrollment was complete and before the first annual follow-up survey […]

Where there is too much, something is missing

By David Pfrimmer Comments Off on Where there is too much, something is missing , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

When I was an economics student many years ago, the last living student of John Maynard Keynes and noted economist Joan Robinson gave a lecture to a packed hall.  During the question period, one smart aleck student asked, “Why should anyone study economics?”  After a prolonged pause, her answer was simple, “So you know when […]