Panel Discussion: Universal Basic Income in the U.S. – Insights from Research and Practice

Experts will speak on the evidence and practice for universal basic income as a social policy strategy for improving health and wellbeing. Panelists will share current evidence, discuss lessons from existing city-led pilot demonstrations, and provide recommendations to inform national policy.

Moderator:

• Jeffrey Liebman, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy; director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Harvard Kennedy School

Panelists:

• Amy Castro Baker, assistant professor of social policy and practice, University of Pennsylvania; co-principal investigator, Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration
• Geoffrey Canada, president, Harlem’s Children Zone
• Natalie Foster, senior fellow, The Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative; co-founder and co-chair, Economic Security Project
• Sumbul Siddiqui, mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts