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COVID-19 and the Universal Basic Income debate.

January 11, 2022MarkLeave a comment

Here Martin Sandbu of the FT  discusses the UBI as part of his Free Lunch on Film – taking unorthodox economic ideas that he likes and putting them to the test. He looks at both sides of the UBI argument…

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Economic History, Economic Systems, Labour Market, UnemploymentUniversal Basic Income

Strong case for a Universal Basic Income in India but is it realistic?

April 13, 2017MarkLeave a comment

I have blogged about the UBI and read about how India would provide a strong case for its implementation. The rationale for this is the fact that India’s welfare programmes (950 that the central government run) are numerous, inefficiently run…

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Should we have a Universal Basic Income?

November 28, 2016MarkLeave a comment

I posted on this issue last year when Kim Hill (Radio NZ) interviewed Paul Mason  – author of Post Capitalism (now out in paperback). Mason makes the point that we are going to live through a long transition from capitalism –…

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Economic History, Economic Systems, Labour Market, UnemploymentUniversal Basic Income

Technology, jobs and the universal basic income

July 14, 2016MarkLeave a comment

It is nothing new to consider how machines can perform the tasks done by the layout force. Experts believe that it is not blue collar or white collar jobs that are at risk but those jobs that are routine or…

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Labour Market, UnemploymentTechnology, Wages

COVID-19 and a fairer economy

April 15, 2021MarkLeave a comment

FT European Economics Commentary Martin Sandbu believes the COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rebuild better economies that work for everyone. Sandbu author of ‘The Economics of Belonging’ – see previous post – talks here about the polarisation of…

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Covid19 and unemployment – BBC Podcast

September 27, 2020MarkLeave a comment

Below is a link to a very good podcast from the BBC ‘The Real Story’. Dan Damon discuss what should be done about rising unemployment in the age of Covid-19? Contributors include Australian economist Steve Keen author of ‘Debunking Economics’.…

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Labour Market, UnemploymentCoronavirus, Debt, Modern Monetary Policy, Universal Basic Income

Questions for potential Oxbridge Economics students

September 26, 2020MarkLeave a comment

That time of year again – here are some questions that I have used for practice Oxbridge interviews for those students hoping to read economics at either Oxford or Cambridge. They might be of interest and could be useful for…

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Repairing the Welfare State

October 1, 2018MarkLeave a comment

Back in July The Economist had an article in its ‘International’ section on updating or repairing the welfare state. They identified 3 major challenges faced by welfare states in rich countries. Ageing population Immigration Adapting to changing labour markets 1.…

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