UBI from Idea to Reality
A Blueprint for Basic Income in Korea
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"Presenting a practical response to rising inequality—one that simultaneously strengthens work incentives, enhances efficiency, and expands opportunity, the book is essential reading for scholars of inequality and public policy, as well as practitioners."
—Torben Iversen, Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University
'"The Republic of Korea is ready, able and willing to introduce a basic income, setting a standard for the rest of the world to follow."
—Guy Standing, Honorary Chair, BIEN
"The worldwide UBI movement has its eyes fixed on Korea. On its president’s declarations. And also on its academics’ efforts to design a sustainable protection system that addresses the challenge of low fertility as well as those of AI and climate change."
—Philippe van Parijs, Honorary Chair, BIEN
"The proposal is solidaristic in motivation, gender-inclusive in design, and clearly and persuasively articulated—a model for basic income advocates around the world."
—Almaz Zelleke, Professor of Practice in Political Science, NYU Shanghai
UBI from Idea to Reality outlines a policy combining three mechanisms: a prototype universal basic income (UBI), a negative income tax (NIT)-type basic income, and a universal earned income tax credit (EITC). Integrating taxation and welfare, the authors use survey and administrative data to evaluate the financial feasibility of this package and its redistributive effects. While tailored to South Korea, the methodology and theoretical framework are applicable to other national contexts.
Jong-sung You Director of the Korea Inequality Research Lab at Yonsei University. Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University. He taught at UC San Diego, Australian National University, and Gachon University.
Nam Hoon Kang Vice-Chair of the Presidential Commission on Basic Society and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Hanshin University. Ph.D. in economics from Seoul National University.
Seungju Lee Professor of Social Welfare, Daegu University. Ph.D. from Yonsei University. His research focuses on poverty alleviation and social inequality.
Integrating taxation and welfare, this book presents a framework for income policy design to balance equity, freedom, and efficiency. UBI from Idea to Reality outlines a policy combining three mechanisms: a prototype universal basic income (UBI), a negative income tax (NIT)-type basic income, and a universal earned income tax credit (EITC). The authors use survey and administrative data to evaluate the feasibility of this package and its effects on inequality and labor incentives. While tailored to South Korea, the methodology and theoretical framework are applicable to other national contexts.
Takes an evidence-based approach to policymaking focused on tax rates, labor incentives, and income equality Provides an approach to UBI in South Korea using a theoretical framework and methodology that can be applied elsewhere Combines universal basic income, negative income tax, and earned income tax credit into a single, coherent policy model
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Jong-sung You
Themen in »UBI from Idea to Reality«
Social security and public pensions basic income guarantee basic income in Korea universal basic income Government expenditures and welfare programs Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty Government Programs in Korea Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions Incomes Policy, Price, Wage, and Employment Controls