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A Critical Analysis of Basic Income Experiments for Researchers, Policymakers, and CitizensThe Vulnerability of Experimental Findings to Misunderstanding, Misuse, Spin, and the Streetlight Effect

A Critical Analysis of Basic Income Experiments for Researchers, Policymakers, and Citizens: The... [This chapter examines why the results of basic income experiments are so easily misunderstood, and, therefore, vulnerable to spin, sensationalism, and other forms of misuse. These problems exist because of the inherent complexity of the material, the differences in background knowledge of the people involved, and the political nature of the issue.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Critical Analysis of Basic Income Experiments for Researchers, Policymakers, and CitizensThe Vulnerability of Experimental Findings to Misunderstanding, Misuse, Spin, and the Streetlight Effect

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
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978-3-030-03848-9
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77 –85
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10.1007/978-3-030-03849-6_10
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[This chapter examines why the results of basic income experiments are so easily misunderstood, and, therefore, vulnerable to spin, sensationalism, and other forms of misuse. These problems exist because of the inherent complexity of the material, the differences in background knowledge of the people involved, and the political nature of the issue.]

Published: Dec 30, 2018

Keywords: Basic income experiments; Negative Income Tax experiments; Social science experiments; Basic income; Universal Basic Income; Inequality; Poverty

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