Rejoinder to UBI critic Bernard Keane: We both want to see more UBI evidence – let’s finally bring a trial down under

Bernard Keane recently levelled a critique of the evidence I presented from global UBI trials and their potential effects on productivity in an article titled ‘Do U B Lieve in UBI? Data from the guaranteed income frontlines‘. I provide counter-arguments to his assertions in my latest Mandarin article ‘Prevention or patch-up? Yes, I believe in uncovering the full UBI story‘.

However, one thing Mr Keane and I agree on unanimously is the need to continue experimenting and gathering evidence on UBI. Did you know that Australia lags behind its peers like the US, UK, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Finland and Germany? It’s time to move the policy debate forward with a UBI trial in Australia!