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Evelyn Forget
Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
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During a Canadian guaranteed income experiment (1974 - 1979), participant contacts with physicians declined, especially for mental health.
Canadian NIT led to 8.5% decrease in hospitalizations.
sources
The Town with No Poverty: The Health Effects of a Canadian Guaranteed Annual Income Field Experiment
reports
Basic Income
tags
Social Costs of Poverty
Negative Income Tax (NIT)
Stability
Health
Mental health
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