The Economics Show How much cash would it take to quit your job? With Pilita Clark and Mouhcine Guettabi
Aug 19, 2024
Pilita Clark, a Financial Times editor and columnist, joins the conversation alongside Mouhcine Guettabi, a researcher known for studying Alaska's citizen payments. They delve into what it would take to quit a job and explore universal basic income's complexities. Key topics include how Alaska's financial windfalls affected work behavior, revealing unexpected boosts in employment for some. Gender disparities in financial decisions are also examined, along with insights from basic income trials in Texas and Illinois that provided monthly support but reduced work participation.
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Intro
00:00 • 4min
Exploring Financial Independence and Retirement Numbers
04:18 • 2min
The Impact of Windfalls on Career Choices
06:14 • 9min
The Alaska Permanent Fund's Economic Impact
14:48 • 8min
Exploring Gender Disparities in Employment Decisions
22:47 • 3min
Basic Income Experiment Findings
25:37 • 8min