Why Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Increased Support for Universal Basic Income?

Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income?

The onset of the 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic led to a marked increase in positive discussion of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in political and media circles. However, we do not know whether there was a corresponding increase in support for the policy in the public at large, or why. Here, we present three studies carried out during 2020 in UK and US samples. In study 1 (n = 802, April 2020), people expressed much stronger support for a UBI polic…

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