Arbeitspapier

Design and Evaluation of the Finnish Basic Income Experiment

The Finnish basic income experiment was an ambitious effort to study basic income in a Nordic welfare state. This paper describes the planning, implementation and scientific evaluation of the experiment. The randomized treatment group was paid a guaranteed monthly income, which had no impact on disposable income while a person was unemployed but provided a substantial increase in work incentives. We extend previous evaluations by examining the heterogeneity of incentive changes and employment responses across households. Our results reveal improvements in employment only for couples with children, providing an interesting contrast to other in-work credit programs.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 9875

Classification
Wirtschaft
Field Experiments
Social Security and Public Pensions
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
Subject
employment
field experiment
social insurance
unemployment benefits

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Hämäläinen, Kari
Verho, Jouko
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(where)
Munich
(when)
2022

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Hämäläinen, Kari
  • Verho, Jouko
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Time of origin

  • 2022

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