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The Landslide of Universal Basic Income: Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy

Nova Iskra is announcing a lecture dedicated to the increasingly popular topic of Universal Basic Income, and the possibility of its implementation in Serbia.

29 Nov

Date

Thursday, 29. nov

Lecturer

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Time

18h

Program Language

English

Location

Nova Iskra

Entrance

Free!

About the lecture

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a type of a (governmental) program in which citizens of a specific country may receive a certain sum of money every month, just because they are citizens. This program still evokes contrary opinions about its existence and possibility of implementation in different countries, especially because there are some speculations about how this program will encourage more people to do nothing, in order to receive their pay. On the other hand, studies of motivation say that rewarding activities with money is a good motivation for mechanical work, but not at all for creative work.

Universal Basic Income has become a mainstream policy topic in the last few years, specially having in mind the implications brought on by automatization, speedy development of AI and global demographics. But there is still a lot of confusion about what it actually is.

UBI opens the door for discussion about the future of the state, and the radical policies that might be necessary if we are going to survive the 21st century.

What is UBI, and what are its specific implications for the Balkans, where we face a range of very specific social and economic challenges? This lecture will try to answer these question and  will discuss the recent research for a UBI experiment for Serbia, which was designed earlier this year.