Universal basic income: Comparative analysis of experiments

Abstract

The article reveals the features of universal basic income. The objective of the research is to analyze experiments with UBI and to detect advantages and disadvantages of this relatively new, innovative and rather contradictory approach. The method of research is comparative analysis. Several experiments in the sphere of UBI in different types of countries (both developed and developing) are discussed. It is shown that the results of UBI-like experiments are controversial.