EpisodeThe Finnish Experiment99% Invisible · Sep 19, 2017 · 29 minPlay · 28:42SaveShareEpisode pageAround the world, there is a lot of buzz around the idea of universal basic income (also known as “unconditional basic income” or UBI). It can take different forms or vary in the details, but in essence: UBI is the … Continue reading →RelatedEpisodes 8Videos 8Books 1Blogs 8Edward Glaeser on Joblessness and the War on WorkEconTalk • Mar 26, 2018 • 1 h 06 minBruce Meyer on PovertyEconTalk • May 31, 2021 • 1 h 12 minIs AI slopifying the job market? (Two Indicators)Planet Money • Dec 3, 2025 • 19 minGabriel Zucman on Inequality, Growth, and Distributional National AccountsEconTalk • Sep 18, 2017 • 1 h 13 minMichael Munger on Sharing, Transaction Costs, and Tomorrow 3.0EconTalk • Oct 29, 2018 • 1 h 10 minIs the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (Update)Freakonomics Radio • Sep 17, 2025 • 36 minLant Pritchett on Poverty, Growth, and ExperimentsEconTalk • May 22, 2017 • 1 h 03 minEnough Debate about the AI Jobpocalypse. We Need To Plan for the Messy Middle.Your Undivided Attention • Aug 13, 2026 • 58 min