The Universal Basic Income (UBI) has a long history. The idea to provide all citizens with an unconditional and regular income cash benefit without means-test or requirement has been discussed as...
https://timvlandas.com/2018/03/01/the-politics-of-universal-basic-income/
Excellent recent speech by Willem Buiter on “Unemployment and inflation in the Eurozone: why has demand management failed so badly?”. As always he makes many insightfull points, but I just hi...
https://timvlandas.com/2015/08/03/buiter-on-the-triad-of-teutonic-fallacies/
Tired of hearing that UK benefits are too generous? Read and share my latest post at the New Trade Unions Forum!
Politics and International Relations Department, University of Reading
https://timvlandas.com/2013/08/13/william-lazonick-rethinking-the-state/
Politics and International Relations Department, University of Reading
https://timvlandas.com/2013/08/04/the-myth-of-americans-living-beyond-their-means-with-robert-reich/
Politics and International Relations Department, University of Reading
Politics and International Relations Department, University of Reading
https://timvlandas.com/2012/09/10/why-a-well-designed-and-effective-welfare-system-matters/
The US health care system ranks worst on all possible dimensions… Source: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally, 2010 Update Ju...
https://timvlandas.com/2012/09/04/us-health-care-can-it-get-any-worse/
Akerlof’s article excerpt:“By June of 1967 the paper was ready and I sent it to The American Economic Review for publication. I was spending the academic year 1967-68 in India. Fairly shortly...
https://timvlandas.com/2012/08/06/akerlofs-lemons-were-rejected-3-times-before-getting-the-nobel/