
Toimisiko perustulo – mitä OECD arvioi?
Is a basic income feasible? An OECD perspective
Is a basic income feasible? An OECD perspective
Time: 16.6.2017 at 9.00–11.00 AM (Finnish time)
Place: Kela main office building, Auditorium (Nordenskiöldinkatu 12,
Helsinki) or online
Social security reform is a topic of major political interest in most
OECD countries. The aim is to build in stronger incentives and to
respond better to emerging social challenges. One of the options
proposed is a basic income, currently being tested in Finland. Similar
trials are underway in several other countries.
With the help of the EUROMOD microsimulation model, the OECD has
studied the feasibility of a basic income in certain OECD countries,
including Finland.
Herwig Immervoll, a senior economist at the OECD, discusses the study
and its findings as well as looks at the feasibility of a basic income,
analyses its strengths and weaknesses, and considers who would win and
who would lose under a basic income scheme. The seminar will be held in
English.
Programme – Ohjelma:
09:30 Current status of the Finnish basic income experiment – Olli
Kangas, Director of Government and Community Relations, Kela
9.45 Basic income as policy option: can it work? – Herwig Immervoll,
Senior Economist, Head of Employment-Oriented Social Policies at the
OECD
10:30 Comments by Markus Kanerva, Senior Specialist at the Prime
Minister's Office and discussion
11:00 Seminar concludes
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