Finland Basic Income Experiment
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A Finland Basic Income Experiment is a national randomized basic income pilot program that tested unconditional basic income payments with unemployed recipients in Finland (2017-2018).
- AKA: Finnish Basic Income Trial, Finland UBI Experiment, Kela Basic Income Pilot, Finnish Social Experiment.
- Context:
- It can typically test Finnish UBI Employment Effects through Finnish UBI labor market observation.
- It can typically examine Finnish UBI Bureaucracy Reduction through Finnish UBI administrative simplification.
- It can typically assess Finnish UBI Well-Being Impacts through Finnish UBI health metrics.
- It can typically evaluate Finnish UBI Trust Effects through Finnish UBI institutional confidence.
- It can typically generate Finnish UBI Policy Learning through Finnish UBI experimental evidence.
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- It can often demonstrate Finnish UBI Work Incentives through Finnish UBI employment day increases.
- It can often reveal Finnish UBI Stress Reduction through Finnish UBI mental health improvements.
- It can often show Finnish UBI Confidence Building through Finnish UBI future optimism.
- It can often produce Finnish UBI International Interest through Finnish UBI global attention.
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- It can range from being a Finnish UBI Direct Effect to being a Finnish UBI Indirect Effect, depending on its Finnish UBI causal mechanism.
- It can range from being a Finnish UBI Treatment Group to being a Finnish UBI Control Group, depending on its Finnish UBI experimental assignment.
- It can range from being a Finnish UBI Primary Outcome to being a Finnish UBI Secondary Outcome, depending on its Finnish UBI research priority.
- It can range from being a Finnish UBI Quantitative Finding to being a Finnish UBI Qualitative Finding, depending on its Finnish UBI measurement approach.
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- It can integrate with Finnish UBI Research Institutions for Finnish UBI study design.
- It can connect to Finnish UBI Government Agencys for Finnish UBI implementation.
- It can interface with Finnish UBI Payment Systems for Finnish UBI benefit distribution.
- It can communicate with Finnish UBI Evaluation Teams for Finnish UBI impact assessment.
- It can synchronize with Finnish UBI Policy Frameworks for Finnish UBI regulatory compliance.
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- Examples:
- Finnish UBI Design Features, such as:
- Finnish UBI Payment Amount (€560/month), replacing Finnish UBI unemployment benefit.
- Finnish UBI Sample Size (2,000 recipients), selected through Finnish UBI random selection.
- Finnish UBI Duration (24 months), providing Finnish UBI sustained exposure.
- Finnish UBI Unconditional Nature, removing Finnish UBI job search requirements.
- Finnish UBI Research Results, such as:
- Finnish UBI Employment Finding (6 additional days worked), showing Finnish UBI modest increase.
- Finnish UBI Well-Being Result (higher life satisfaction), demonstrating Finnish UBI quality improvement.
- Finnish UBI Trust Outcome (increased institutional confidence), revealing Finnish UBI social effect.
- Finnish UBI Stress Finding (reduced mental strain), documenting Finnish UBI health benefit.
- Finnish UBI Policy Contexts, such as:
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- Finnish UBI Design Features, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Kenya GiveDirectly Trial, which targets rural poor rather than unemployed recipients.
- Stockton SEED Program, which includes working poor rather than only unemployed individuals.
- Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, which provides universal payments rather than experimental trials.
- Spanish Minimum Income Scheme, which uses means testing rather than random assignment.
- Ontario Basic Income Pilot, which offered higher payments with different design.
- See: Basic Income Program, Social Experiment, Nordic Welfare Model, Unemployment Insurance Reform, Randomized Controlled Trial, Social Policy Innovation, European Basic Income Network.