If you've ever wondered what this whole #BasicIncome (UBI) thing is about, I just posted a revised version of my working paper, "The Natural Rate of Basic Income," which I presented at two conferences (BIEN and FRIBIS) in 2021. greshm.org/files/natural-…

There was a time when people were confusing me for an MMTer. I'm glad that's in the past. Here's a fun interview I recently did with @Econoboi where we discuss how I think about the economics of #BasicIncome. youtu.be/9GnvkOeYhX4

💸Featured Virtual Session: Questioning Full Employment and Mandatory Participation in the Economy on Saturday 6/25, 7:00-7:45am PT 👥 with Alex Howlett & Karl Widerquist Register today: eventbrite.com/e/the-big-conf…

See Karl Widerquist and Alex Howlett discuss "full employment" and "mandatory participation" at this year's BIG Conference. crowdcast.io/e/e8sa5sxs/

I joined the Sitch & Adam YouTube show yesterday to discuss UBI, monetary theory, inflation, make-work, etc. Check it out! youtu.be/GSrpWz2GO88?t=…

What is Basic Income? What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)? What makes these things "basic"? It depends on who you ask. I've written a response to the first post of Ellis Winningham's ten-part MMT-oriented critique of UBI. greshm.org/blog/ubi-vs-mm…

On Tuesday, March 26th, at 6:30pm EDT, The Henry George School of Social Science will host Derek Van Gorder of The Greshm Institute for an online talk on the macroeconomics of UBI and "full access" as an alternative policy goal to full employment. hgsss.org/full-access-or…

Watch Derek Van Gorder's (Derek Van Gorder) recent talk for the Henry George School of Social Science: "Full Access or Full Employment: The Macroeconomics of UBI." Why don't we question the economic policy goal of full employment? youtu.be/7WXj20gnLS4?si…

Latest podcast with Alex Howlett is a deeper look into The Greshm Institute’s theory behind UBI, the reason it should be calibrated (ie not a set amount) and how we’ve got the whole ‘automation is coming for our jobs’ thing backwards

I recently joined Dave Foulkes (Dave Foulkes) for a discussion of the economics of Universal Basic Income and its implications for labor-saving technology, such as AI. Check it out! podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resis…

Latest episode dives into this and many other fair concerns about a UBI - with ⁦Alex Howlett⁩ from the ⁦The Greshm Institute⁩ beyondsurvival.substack.com/podcast

We have a new blog post by Phil Jackson that responds to the recent discussion of "Universal High Income" by Elon Musk and Scott Santens. "When UBI happens, it will happen because we make it happen for reasons that make sense to us." greshm.org/blog/universal…

We have a new post by Alex Howlett in which he responds to Noah Smith 🐇's thoughts on UBI and the anti-work "vibe shift." "Unfortunately, it will be hard to economize on labor so long as we continue to define our identities in terms of work." greshm.org/blog/ubi-and-t…

I'll be appearing on Steve Keen's YouTube livestream this Saturday at 12pm EST to discuss Universal Basic Income. Here's the link to tune in. youtube.com/live/7BCKXX3ZS…

The Greshm Institute's Phil Jackson delivered this talk BIEN Congress 2024 back in August. * Why Basic Income Is Cooler Than You Think "If automation is hurting people, then that has to mean that there is something wrong with the economy itself." youtu.be/8a-nLm0sjco?si…

The Greshm Institute's Derek Van Gorder (Derek Van Gorder) has written a new working paper explaining the idea of Calibrated Basic Income. There's a level of UBI that maximally helps the economy serve the people. Let's find it. greshm.org/files/2025-04-…

We have a new blog post by Derek Van Gorder (Derek Van Gorder). "Have we unwittingly been overemploying ourselves and overworking our economy, incurring costs to markets and our environment, yet receiving fewer benefits in return?" greshm.org/blog/ubi-and-t…

I have a new blog post on the difference between Guaranteed Income and Universal Basic Income. "Treating the symptoms of a broken system is a far different project from radically restructuring the system itself." greshm.org/blog/guarantee…

We have a new blog post by Michael Anthony Lewis. "Worrying about AI taking humans’ jobs is a job ethic worry." greshm.org/blog/we-must-c…