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How much cash would it take to quit your job? With Pilita Clark and Mouhcine Guettabi

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Basic Income Experiment Findings

This chapter explores the outcomes of a basic income trial in Texas and Illinois, where participants received $1,000 monthly for three years. It highlights how the financial support alleviated stress but decreased work participation and questions the broader implications for the universal basic income movement.

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