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

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

Join the Harvard Catalyst Community Engagement program as we host a panel discussion of experts who 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