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An Efficiency Argument for the Guaranteed Income

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  • Karl Widerquist

    (The Jerome Levy Economics Institute)

  • Michael A. Lewis

    (The Jerome Levy Economics Institute)

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This paper uses what could be called a multi-school approach to poverty policy, asking the following question: Given the many proposed causes for poverty, and the conflicting theories about how potential solutions would work, what conclusions can we draw about policy? This paper concludes that the Guaranteed Income is the most efficient and comprehensive policy to address poverty.

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  • Karl Widerquist & Michael A. Lewis, 1998. "An Efficiency Argument for the Guaranteed Income," Macroeconomics 9802005, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpma:9802005
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    4. Murray, Michael, 2013. "Economic Democracy," MPRA Paper 49755, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Yunker James A., 2013. "The Basic Income Guarantee: A General Equilibrium Evaluation," Basic Income Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 8(2), pages 1-31, December.
    6. Harvey Philip, 2012. "More for Less: The Job Guarantee Strategy," Basic Income Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 7(2), pages 3-18, January.

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