FRIBIS Team “care” Welcomes New Expert as University of Vienna Launches UBI Lecture Series
The University of Vienna is hosting a lecture series in the winter semester 2024/25 on "Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen – Baustein für gesellschaftliche Transformation und Politikgestaltung" (Universal Basic Income – A Tool for Social Transformation and Policy Making)....
FRIBIS “Basisgeld” team: Presentation of Basisgeld concept in German Parliament and climate premium proposal
Two members of the FRIBIS "Basisgeld" team recently contributed to the public debate on direct transfer payments. On October 17, 2024, Dr. Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn, Member of the German Parliament and FRIBIS Basisgeld team member, presented the Basisgeld concept...
FRIBIS team XUBI reports: Major Milestone for Initiative “Hamburg testet Grundeinkommen” (“Hamburg Tests Basic Income”)
The "Hamburg Tests Basic Income" initiative has achieved a significant breakthrough: On October 1, 2024, the campaign submitted 95,842 signatures to the Hamburg Senate - far exceeding the required threshold (65,000 signatures) for Germany's first state-funded basic...
New FRIBIS volume released: „Care & Gender – Potentials & Risks of Universal Basic Income (UBI)“
FRIBIS has released volume 5 of its publication series, titled Care & Gender – Potentials & Risks of Universal Basic Income (UBI). Edited by Bernhard Neumärker and Jessica Schulz, this volume presents selected proceedings from the FRIBIS Annual Conference...
Registration Open for Winter School at the University of Bath: Basic Income in the Global South (November 4-6, 2024)
UBI Bath and the University of Bath (United Kingdom), in collaboration with FRIBIS and the University of Freiburg, are hosting a Winter School from November 4-6, 2024, on the topic "Basic Income in the Context(s) of the Global South: Ideas, Challenges, and Debates". ...
BIEN launches UBIdata: Data for Basic Income Research and Policy
At the recent BIEN Congress, held from August 29 to 31 at the University of Bath, UBIdata was unveiled as an innovative tool for advancing basic income research. This pioneering project aims to deliver reliable information on basic income to a rapidly expanding global...
Research and Activism in Dialogue: FRIBIS at the Basic Income Network’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
On July 6, 2024, the Basic Income Network commemorated its 20th anniversary at the Budde-Haus in Leipzig with a series of lectures, discussions and panels. The event, attended by approximately 60-70 participants per session, convened a diverse group of scientists,...
Prof. Bernhard Neumärker talks about Basic Income and Tax Policy on Radio Sol (July 2024)
FRIBIS Director, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Neumärker, was a guest on the show "Das liebe Geld" (loosely translated as “Our precious money”) on Radio Sol in July 2024. In conversation with the hosts, Ilse Pforr and Gerhard Pellegrini, he addressed the topics of basic income...
FRIBIS is looking for a student assistant
FRIBIS is looking for a student assistant to support research with economic experiments Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS) at the Faculty of Economics and Behavioural Sciences Faculty is looking for a Bachelor or Master Student Assistant to support...
Recapping the FRIBIS Activist Conference 2024 on “Future – Climate – Basic Income”
From April 12 to 14, 2024, the FRIBIS activist conference titled Zukunft – Klima – Grundeinkommen (Future – Climate – Basic Income) took place in Freiburg. The aim of the conference was to bring together activists from the fields of climate protection and basic income...
Now on YouTube: UBI in Central and Eastern Europe: Attention, Strategies and Reforms
On June 20, 2024, the 'Politics of Basic Income Talk Series' featured an online event titled 'UBI in Central and Eastern Europe: Attention, Strategies and Reforms'. Two experts discussed Universal Basic Income (UBI) in their regions: Maciej Szlinder presented a...
Now on YouTube: Emergency basic income: Distraction or Opportunity (Politics of Basic Income Talk Series)
On May 16th, Jurgen De Wispelaere and Francesca Bastagli explored the implications of Emergency Basic Income (EBI) for social protection systems and its relationship to Universal Basic Income (UBI) as part of the "Politics of Basic Income" talk series. They examined...