The mental health effects of a Universal Basic Income: A synthesis of the evidence from previous pilots
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114374
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Universal basic income; Mental health; Public mental health; Socioeconomic status; Health policy;All these keywords.
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