German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
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A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.

A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.

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  • gurnu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Yes, they did. Sadly the body that’s studied the effects said the sample size (a couple thousand unemployed people) was too small… Gee, I wonder who would’ve designed the experiment in such way?