THE METHODOLOGY OF EMPIRICAL BASIC INCOME RESEARCH
On Wednesday 14 April CRÉUM organises an interdisciplinary expert workshop on the methodology of conducting empirical research on the basic income guarantee. The workshop brings together experts in economics, policy evaluation, cognitive psychology and sociology in an attempt to evaluate different methodologies for empirically studying basic income policies.
Venue
Universite de Montreal
Pavillon Jean-Coutu
Room S1-139
Closest Metro stop: Universite de Montreal (blue line)
Workshop Program
10.30 – 10.45: welcome & coffee
10.45 – 12.00: Paper 1
Dr. Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, University of Oxford
“Labour Behavior, Basic Income and Social Influence: A Simulation Experiment”
12.00 – 13.30: lunch
13.30 – 14.45: Paper 2
Prof. Evelyn Forget, University of Manitoba
“Canada’s Experiment with Social Justice: Using health Administration Data to Assess the Outcomes of a BI Field Experiment”
14.45 – 15.00: coffee
15.00 – 16.15: Paper 3
Prof. Guy Standing, University of Bath
“Basic Income Pilot Schemes: Ten Imperatives for Design and Evaluation”
The workshop is by invitation only and places are very limited. If you would like to attend please contact Jurgen De Wispelaere.
Basic Income Conference in Montréal, 15-16 April 2010 