The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the government to carry out social assistance programs. The purpose of this study is to analyze Universal Basic Income as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic which can simultaneously strengthen economic defenses in Indonesia as a form of peace...

Starting in 1982, the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend allows each full-time resident in Alaska, including infants born in the qualifying year, to receive a sizable dividend. This dividend, which represents a form of a Universal Basic Income on a small scale, could alter incentives surrounding...

Zum Jahresbeginn 2023 ist das neue Bürgergeld-Gesetz in Kraft getreten, wobei weite Teile der im vergangenen Herbst von Bundestag und Bundesrat beschlossenen Gesetzesänderungen erst zum 1. Juli des laufenden Jahres wirksam geworden sind. Mit dem Gesetz strebt die Bundesregierung eine...

We exploit an expansion in social protection to middle-income households to provide evidence on how middle-income households cope with economic shocks and how to build their resilience. We use a regression discontinuity design around the eligibility cutoff for a program that delivered monthly...