Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265910 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 9875
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
employment
field experiment
social insurance
unemployment benefits
JEL: 
C93
H55
I38
J65
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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