The potential of universal basic income schemes to mitigate shocks: Comparing the performance of universal basic income in Uganda and Zambia during COVID-19
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Universal basic income; COVID-19; Microsimulation; Poverty; Inequality;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2024-05-27 (Development)
- NEP-LMA-2024-05-27 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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