Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income?

Abstract The onset of the 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic led to a marked increase in positive discussion of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in political and media circles. However, we do not know whether there was a corresponding increase in support for the policy in the public at large, or why. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Daniel Nettle, Elliott Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Rebecca Saxe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021-03-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00760-7