On the implementation of the Universal Basic Income as a response to technological unemployment

• Tác giả: Le Dong Hai Nguyen
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 331.1377 Labor force and market
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2020
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 165232

Tóm tắt

Comment: An early version of this paper was shortlisted by the Royal Economic Society for the Young Economist of the Year award in October 2019The effects of automation on our economy and society are more palpable than ever, with nearly half of jobs at risk of being fully executed by machines over the next decade or two. Policymakers and scholars alike have championed the Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a catch-all solution to this problem. This paper examines the shortcomings of UBI in addressing the automation-led large-scale displacement of labor by analyzing empirical data from previous UBI-comparable experiments and presenting theoretical projections that highlight disappointing impacts of UBI in the improvement of relevant living standards and employability metrics among pensioners. Finally, a recommendation shall be made for the retainment of existing means-tested welfare programs while bolstering funding and R&D for more up-to-date worker training schemes as a more effective solution to technological unemployment.