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Published in the Policy Studies Journal, “Basic income trials and the politics of scale: A research agenda” shines a light on how basic income programs are impacting people and communities globally. While many trials have tested how these programs work, there hasn’t been enough focus on the politics behind them—especially what happens before and after these trials.

To fill this gap, the researchers suggest a new way to study basic income trials by examining where these trials take place, how they are designed and carried out, and how they affect future policies. In other words, investigating their “political scale.” By focusing on political scale, policymakers can better understand how basic income trials shape future policies and decisions.

Read the full article in the Policy Studies Journal.