Otto Lehto’s journey at FRIBIS: a visiting scholar talks about his time in Freiburg
In November and December 2021, philosopher and political economist Otto Lehto came to Freiburg as a FRIBIS visiting scholar. We asked him how basic income research has changed in recent years, what he had gained from his time at FRIBIS and about the research topics he...
dm-drogerie markt founder and patron of FRIBIS Götz Werner has passed away
dm-drogerie markt founder and patron of FRIBIS, Götz Werner, has passed away On 8 February 2022, Götz Werner passed away at the age of 78. He not only founded the Götz Werner Chair together with his wife Beatrice, but also established the dm-Werner Foundation, which...
Ethics of UBI: Online seminar series with international guest speakers 9 February, 2022: Louise Haagh and Otto Lehto
GWP Visiting Professor Karl Widerquist has invited some exciting guests to speak as part of his “Ethics of UBI” seminar on 2 and 9 February, 2022. The events are open to the public and will be streamed live on YouTube. 9 February, 2022, 4pm-6pm:4:00pm-5:00pm – Louise...
Ethics of UBI: Online seminar series with international guest speakers on 2 and 9 February, 2022
GWP Visiting Professor Karl Widerquist has invited some exciting guests to speak as part of his “Ethics of UBI” seminar on 2 and 9 February, 2022. The events are open to the public and will be streamed live on YouTube. 2 February 2022, 4pm-6pm:4:00pm-5:00pm – Guy...
Karl Widerquist will be Visiting Professor at the Götz Werner Chair in the first half of 2022
The Götz Werner Chair (GWP) will be hosting the internationally renowned philosopher and economist Karl Widerquist as a visiting professor in the first half of 2022. Prof. Widerquist has made a name for himself as a researcher and advocate of basic income, not only...
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Award by the student body of the faculty for the seminar “Basic Income and Social Justice” in the Social Contract Laboratory [SoCoLab] by the Götz Werner Chair
The student body of Economics and Business Administration has awarded Prof. Bernhard Neumärker the Student Council Prize for very good teaching with an innovative offer and far-reaching commitment as the teacher of the seminar “Basic Income and Social Justice” in the...
Expedition Grundeinkommen wins the German Commitment Award 2021
On 2 December 2021 Expedition Grundeinkommen was awarded this year's German Commitment Award (“Deutscher Engagementpreis”). With the backing of FRIBIS, the Expedition is campaigning for the UBI by means of referendums to launch state-funded pilot projects in various...
Ana Helena Palermo Kuss is a finalist for the German Thesis Award of the Körber Foundation (2021)
Ms. Palermo Kuss, who received her PhD in economics from the Götz Werner Chair (GWP), is the only economist among the finalists for the German Thesis Award of the Körber Foundation. Her contribution is entitled: "Unconditional Basic Income: A concept for the welfare...
22 November 2021: Symposium of FRIBIS Visiting Scholars Catarina Neves and Roberto Merrill on Basic Income Experiments
Catarina Neves and Roberto Merrill (Portugal) will be in Freiburg as FRIBIS visiting scholars between 18 and 23 November 2021. They will offer a symposium on basic income experiments on 22 November. 22 November 2021, 6:00-8:00 p.m.:Basic Income Experiments: A Critical...
First Annual FRIBIS Conference 2021: Monetary Issues of UBI
Watch the recordings of the contributions of the first annual FRIBIS conference, 2021 on our Youtube channel. This year's the FRIBIS conference shed light on an emerging topic in economics of UBI: the monetary issues of a UBI. Monetary aspects are becoming more...
Online event on Net Basic Income: Basic Income in times of Covid-19 and post-pandemic perspectives
How does the concept of a Net Basic Income (NBI) work, which Bernhard Neumärker presented in Susanne Wiest's Bundestag petition for a basic income in times of crisis (October 2021)? What can be learned from the discussions with parliamentarians in the Committee on...
New Publication about Carbon Pricing and Social Equity in Germany
The research group arround Dr. Wolfgang Gründinger published the paper "Carbon Pricing and Social Equity in Germany" in the journal "Momentum Quarterly". Prof. Neumärker participated in this research group among others. The paper is written in German. Link to the...