Workshop on Guaranteed Income Experiments. The moral, ecological, and economic value of a basic income.

This workshop is presented by the History and Philosophy Department of the University of New Orleans in collaboration with the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society, at the University of Minho, and the Justice Studies Program at the University of New Orleans. It will be held at the University of New Orleans, February 22-23, 2024 at the Dougie Hitt Conference Room, at the Library, room 407, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148.

The workshop is organized by Sara Bizarro (University of New Orleans) and Roberto Merrill (UBIECO project at the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society/University of Minho).

Keynote and invited speakers include Karl Widerquist (Georgetown University in Qatar), Soomi Lee (University of Laverne), Scott Santens, (Income To Support All Foundation/TBC), Catarina Neves (Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society/University Minho), Sara Bizarro (University of New Orleans), and Roberto Merrill (Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society/University of Minho).

In this conference, we will discuss several questions regarding Guaranteed Income, including its moral and ecological impact, a discussion about the economic feasibility of basic income, and the experiments that have happened and are currently happening both in New Orleans and around the world.