A Freiburg Discourse on UBI
Within the event series “Freiburg Discourses”, Prof. Dr. Friederike Spiecker and Prof. Dr. Bernhard Neumärker met at the University of Freiburg for a discussion on UBI.
First meeting of the VATUBI Group
An Austrian team of scientists established a FRIBIS group about the effects of a change in the tax system on consumption tax/value-added tax, and VAT as a form of financing the UBI.
Presentation of the Götz Werner Chair on the 19th World Basic Income Congress in Hyderabad, India
On 19th Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress in August 2019 in Hyderabad, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Neumärker and research assistant Enno Schmidt presented the Götz Werner Chair of the University of Freiburg.
Founding of the Götz Werner Chair at the University of Freiburg
The professorship, endowed by Prof. Götz W. Werner and his wife Beatrice Werner, is intended to serve research into the unconditional basic income and to provide the public debate with profound scientific results up to and including the implementation of the BGE.