No Link - Empirical evidence proves that a UBI does not discourage work
Grant, 2023 - Quantitative Research Analyst & Data Engineer · Grandeur Peak Global Advisors [Joseph, BYU Marriott Student Review, “A Universal Basic Income: Effective or Overkill?” https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/marriottstudentreview/vol5/iss2/4/ Acc 2/22/23 TA]
THE MYTH OF THE LAZY WELFARE RECIPEINT One common criticism of basic income is this: if you give people a bunch of undeserved money, you risk making them lazy or less likely to pursue employment. This is arguably false. A 2015 report from Harvard and MIT studied multiple cash transfer programs across developing countries. The study, which included conditional and unconditional cash transfer programs, found that zero of the seven programs participating in the study saw a statistically significant change in employment levels or hours worked because of the financial aid. 6 While the study shows that cash transfer programs are not likely to cause a decrease in productivity, it also illustrates that cash transfer programs fail to create significant upward mobility to those seeking employment.