World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

23–26 January 2018 Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
Guaranteed Income for Growth?
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Guaranteed Income for Growth?

January 26, 2018 12:30

Recent studies find that a guaranteed income could boost the US economy by $2.5 trillion. Is a basic income a fair and feasible approach to reducing economic inequality and insecurity?

This session was developed in partnership with NHK.

Simultaneous interpretation in English and Japanese

This session will be livestreamed on TopLink and on the Forum website. Please arrive 15 minutes early, as the doors will be closed at the scheduled time.

Speakers:

Stewart Butterfield

President and Chief Executive Officer, Slack, Slack

Kenji Kohno

Chief Commentator; Executive Director, Commentators Bureau, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Yasuhiro Sato

Vice Chair, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

Minouche Shafik

President, Columbia University

Guy Standing

Research Professor in Development Studies, University of London

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