Exploring Basic Income in a Changing Economy Teach-Out
Lessons
The following lessons have been archived from the original teach-out event, which concluded on Jan. 11, 2021. While you may browse and skip between units, we recommend completing lessons in the order they’re presented.
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Universal Basic Income: Background
6 minutes | 1 lesson
Title Type Length Welcome to the Teach-Out on Basic Income - Introduction: Luke Shaefer Reading and Video 6:00 -
The Changing Economy
30 minutes | 1 lesson
Title Type Length Betsey Stevenson - Associate Professor of Public Policy Reading and Video 30:00 -
Understanding Poverty and Inequality
45 minutes | 2 lessons
Title Type Length Willie Elliot - Pofessor of Social Work - Income vs. Wealth Reading and Video 25:00 David Johnson - University of Michigan - How to measure poverty? Reading and Video 20:00 -
The Social Safety Net
20 minutes | 3 lessons
Title Type Length Trina Shanks and Kirstin Seefeldt - School of Social Work Reading and Video 19:00 Major Programs of the Social Safety Net Reading -:-- Reflection Activity Reading 1:00 -
Why Basic Income?
83 minutes | 3 lessons
Title Type Length Chis Hughes - Co-Chair, Economic Security Project Reading and Video 19:00 Dylan Matthews - Vox.com, Senior Correspondent - Applications of Basic Income Reading and Video 31:00 Sam Hammond & Taylor Jo Isenberg - Basic Income Scenarios Reading and Video 33:00 -
Real World Examples & Cases
61 minutes | 3 lessons
Title Type Length Yannick Vanderborght - Professor of Political Science - What Does the Research Say? Reading and Video 30:00 Elizabeth Rhodes, Research Director at Y Combinator Research Reading and Video 20:00 Mayor Michael Tubbs - Stockton Economic Empowerment Project (in California) Reading and Video 11:00 -
Conclusion
8 minutes | 4 lessons
Title Type Length Luke Shaefer - Concluding Thoughts Reading and Video 5:00 Differing Perspectives on Basic Income Reading 1:00 Call to Action: What Can You Do? Reading 1:00 Reflection Activity Reading 1:00