| Basic Income Lab
What We Do
Convene key stakeholders and members of the community around the politics, philosophy and economics of UBI
Provide an academic home for research on UBI
Gather information from experimenters on the challenges faced in establishing UBI pilots and develop recommendations
What We Do
Convene key stakeholders and members of the community around the politics, philosophy and economics of UBI
Provide an academic home for research on UBI
Gather information from experimenters on the challenges faced in establishing UBI pilots and develop recommendations
Visualizing UBI Research
Explore our new tool which compiles extensive research and shows the connections between UBI and a variety of social issues.
What is Basic Income?
Some defining characteristics are:
Periodic
It is a recurrent payment (for example every month), rather than a one-off grant.
Cash payment
It is paid in cash, allowing the recipients to convert their benefits into whatever they may like.
Universal
It is paid to all, and not targeted to a specific population.
Individual
It is paid on an individual basis (versus household-based).
Unconditional
It involves no work requirement or sanctions; it is accessible to those in work and out of work, voluntarily or not.
Recent Updates
Can people with vastly different political beliefs support a Universal Basic Income?
Olga Lenczewska, a fellow with the Stanford Basic Income Lab and 5th PhD student at Stanford looks at a how universal basic income (UBI) has a rare potential to gather supporters …
Video: Visualizing UBI Research
The Lab invites you to take a more indepth look at the creation of the research visualization and to consider some of the areas for future research! Enjoy!