The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia: A Critical Assessment

Osterkamp, Rigmar

doi:10.1515/bis-2012-0007

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“…What does capture public interest is pilot projects, particularly those close to home. While pilots in Namibia, India and Kenya have shown the advantages of Basic Income, including increases in economic activity, educational achievement, health indicators, and women's empowerment, it is the Finland experiment that has sparked interest in the UK [45][46][47][48][49][50][51][76][77][78][79].…”

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The Role of Research in the Basic Income Debate in the UK

Torry

2020

LSE Public Policy Review

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Section: Pilot Projectsmentioning

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The Role of Research in the Basic Income Debate in the UK

Torry

2020

LSE Public Policy Review

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“…Los datos ofrecidos por el informe, sobre todo en cuanto a aumento del crecimiento y la actividad económica, parecen poco realistas si se comparan con otros datos oficiales del resto del país, especialmente en lo que tiene que ver con datos de ahorro privado, poco verosímiles vista la situación de extrema necesidad de la zona. Además, algunos investigadores parecen quejarse de la falta de acceso a determinados datos y la falta de una variable de control que pudiera dar solidez al experimento al analizar lo que pasaba en otros pueblos durante el mismo periodo (Osterkamp, 2013). Aunque la crítica razonable fundamental, en términos científicos, pasa por posibilitar un análisis independiente más allá del análisis realizado por los propios promotores, cuyo objetivo explícito en un experimento de tan solo un año era intentar convencer al Gobierno de las bondades de una RBU.…”

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La Renta Básica Universal basada en la evidencia

Camporesi

2018

Política Soc.

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Resumen. Los proyectos pilotos de Renta Básica Universal (RBU) que se han ido implantando en distintos países del mundo han generado en Europa un gran interés, tanto por los datos recopilados, como por su alcance teórico. Este artículo analiza la evidencia empírica y modelos de experimentación de las políticas de RBU, a partir del mayor o menor grado de información sobre la previsibilidad de su impacto social que nos proporciona cada uno de ellos. Para ello revisamos la intención, el diseño y los resultados obtenidos de los diferentes casos y modelos experimentales a lo largo del tiempo y en diferentes países. En general, encontramos que ninguno de estos experimentos es en sí mismo suficiente para dotarnos de la evidencia que permita anticipar el impacto en todas las variables implicadas en el desarrollo de una RBU a largo plazo en contextos concretos. Pero al mismo tiempo este conjunto de evidencias traslada la carga de prueba hacia los detractores de la RBU: ninguno de sus efectos negativos queda probado con el análisis empírico. Este conjunto de evidencias apunta a una heterogeneidad de efectos que debe ser una referencia insoslayable para reducir la incertidumbre sobre el impacto de la RBU, para incorporar al análisis nuevas variables relevantes o para mejorar el diseño de su implementación. Palabras clave: Renta Básica; RBU; experimentos piloto; transferencias de renta; modelización RBU; políticas públicas.[en] Universal Basic Income based on evidence Abstract. The different pilot projects of Universal Basic Income (UBI) that have been implemented all over the world have raised an intense interest in Europe, both for the data they gathered and for their theoretical implications. This article analyzes the empirical evidence and the different models of experimentation that have been at work in UBI policies, with the aim to measure to what extent they are capable of offering a certain amount of predictability on UBI social impact. In order to do it, the intention, design and results obtained from different pilot projects and experimental models over time and in different countries are thouroughly analysed. In broad terms, we find that none of these experiments is capable to furnish evidence that would make it possible to anticipate the joint impact of all the variables involved in the development of UBI in the long-term and in specific contexts. Nevertheless, this same evidence can also be used to unload the burden of proof to the detractors of UBI, as empirical analysis does not show any sure negative effects, either. In conclusion, it can be stated that the heterogeneity of effects brought forward by the implementation of UBI should be viewed as an unavoidable reference in order to reduce the uncertainty about its impact, and the effort should be made to incorporate new relevant variables into the analysis or to improve the design of its implementation.Sumario. 1. Introducción. 2. La experimentación en Europa: la incondicionalidad y la activación laboral. 3. Experimentos sin mediación institucional. 4. Los pr...

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“…It needs to be noted, though, that the approach of the Namibian experiment has received criticism. While it has been called “one of the best documented and promoted socio‐economic projects in Namibia” (Klocke‐Daffa, , p. 5), it has also been criticized for failing to live up to good academic standard, because of the small sample given the size of Otijvero, lack of comparison data in the form of a control group, the anecdotal status of some evidence, and general imprecision (Osterkamp, ; Kaufmann, ).…”

Section: The Bi Pilot Programmesmentioning

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Micro‐investment perspective and the potential of the universal basic income

Eskelinen

Perkiö

2018

Development Policy Review

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The article evaluates prospects of the Basic Income (BI) as a development policy tool. While BI is a relatively new initiative within development policy, the article argues that it should be seen as a serious option in the future, given the changing geography of poverty and the findings from existing cash transfer schemes. The analysis is carried out as a synthesis of existing findings on BI pilot programmes, along with cash transfer instruments more generally. While not including new empirical data, the synthesis allows preliminary estimates on the likely impacts of abolishing conditioning and targeting in cash transfer schemes. Particular attention is paid to the notion of micro‐investment and the psychological conditions of micro‐investment.

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The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia: A Critical Assessment

Cited by 23 publications

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The Role of Research in the Basic Income Debate in the UK

The Role of Research in the Basic Income Debate in the UK

La Renta Básica Universal basada en la evidencia

Micro‐investment perspective and the potential of the universal basic income

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