Transitional Forms of Universal Basic Income and Options of Testing Tools in Russia, Illustrated by Unemployed

Problems in researching the category (universalbasicincome – UBI) were found in a number of publications. Taking into account the idea of the inevitable introduction of UBI system it is necessary to resolve problems in researching options of such systems’ functioning, such as: what can be the source of the income, what can be the UBI value, customer number and therefore, the amount of state expenses. Russia has not got answers to these questions. The article studies problems of introducing models of UBI transitional forms or the so-called conditional basic income (conditionalbasicincome – CBI), having in mind target categories of recipients, limited payment time and its small amount compared with national living minimum. This approach could allow us to develop methodology of calculating options of future UBI systems. The authors substantiate and estimate the concrete model of paying the conditional basic income for the category of unemployed Russian citizens registered in employment centers

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Universal Basic Income: Reflections on the Possible Impac on Improving the Living Standards and Quality of Life and the Sustainability of Society

Level of Life of the Population of Regions of Russia ◽

10.19181/1999-9836-2019-10069 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 8-24

Author(s):

Vyacheslav Bobkov ◽

Nikolay Dolgushkin ◽

Yelena Odintsova

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Low Income ◽

Social Protection ◽

Social Systems ◽

Basic Income ◽

Social Reforms ◽

Standards Of Living ◽

Wide Range ◽

Transitional Forms

The article is devoted to the study of the possible impact of the introduction of universal basic income on improving the standards of living and quality of life and sustainability of societies. The theoretical part of the article reveals the problems that require further study of the category of " universal basic income" (UBI), such as its relationship with the transformation of the state and society, labour and employment, the standards of living and quality of life; the reasons for the introduction and tasks that are solved with the use of UBI, contradictions and limitations of this tool of political, economic and social reforms. In the practical part of the article on the basis of systematization of the most important experiments on the introduction of UBI the conclusion of the transitional forms of its experimental implementation is made: the conditionality (for the target categories of citizens), not the unconditionality of payments, limited period of payment, small size, commensurate with the national subsistence minimum. All this does not allow us to consider this payment as a basic one with all its local impact on the transformation of social systems in the countries concerned. The conclusion is made about the embryonic practical application of UBI elements in Rossiya. A number of recommendations for additions to the testing elements of the universal basic income in our country have been elaborated: to increase per capita income after the provision of targeted social support to low-income sections of the population; to select the trajectories of employment for registered unemployed persons; to reduce the time transitions of graduates from educational institutions to stable or satisfactory employment; and to increase the level of security for the employed with a wide range of characteristics of precarity of employment. The Object of the Study is country societies and their separate regional and social groups.The Subject of the Study is the transformation of employment, social protection and sustainability of societies in connection with the introduction of elements of universal basic income.The Purpose of the Study is identifying hypothetical possibilities of influence on the improvement of the standards of living and quality of life and sustainability of societies by the introduction of universal basic income and analysing the results of testing its transitional forms.

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Universal basic income as a regulator of increasing the standard and quality of life of citizens and society sustainability: problems and possible ways of their solution. discussion at the Russian-German international conference. Moscow. May 20, 2021

Level of Life of the Population of Regions of Russia ◽

10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.4.9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 524-541

Author(s):

Vyacheslav Bobkov ◽

Elena Odintsova ◽

Alexandra Pilyus

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Sustainability ◽

Scientific Basis ◽

Basic Income ◽

Scientific Discussion ◽

International Discourse ◽

Transitional Forms ◽

Sustainability Problems ◽

The Impact

This paper examines international discourse borders regarding theoretical and practical problems of Universal basic income concept through the prism of the scientific discussion which took place in May 2021 at the International Scientific Russian-German Conference «Universal basic income as a regulatory measure for improvement of citizens’ standard and quality of life improvement and social sustainability: problems and possible solutions». The authors presented the digests of the speakers' speeches, which formed the scientific basis of the article devoted to the conceptualization of the phenomenon of universal basic income (UBI), scientific, political, and state aspects of the discourse on the implementation of UBI, the problems of introduction of UBI in transitional forms, the practice of the experimental introduction of UBI, modeling the consequences of the introduction of UBI, the impact of UBI on various aspects of life, etc. The materials of the above-mentioned Conference depict the main problematic edges of UBI concept exploration as well as implementation issues and allow to determine directions of further appliances. The most important ones are – search for country-specific transitional forms of UBI and instruments for its experimental approbation in order to improve quality of life and social sustainability of the society. The discussion at the Conference about the UBI concept is commented in the paper in the context of factual actions of Russian and German officials, ideas and suggestions of the international scientific community, and the need for a transition towards greater and complex UBI piloting, considering aspects examined in detail at the International BIEN Congress (August 2021), Glasgow, Scotland

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Modeling the effect of paying basic income to unemployed citizens of the Russian Federation

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202022403004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 224 ◽

pp. 03004

Author(s):

V. N. Bobkov ◽

I. B. Kolmakov ◽

E. V. Odintsova

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

The State ◽

Basic Income ◽

Employment Service ◽

Russian Economy ◽

Expert Model ◽

Start Up ◽

State Employment ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Transitional Forms

The substantiation of the mechanism of payment of temporary basic income for unemployed Russian citizens registered with the state employment service is proposed. The introduction of this mechanism is considered as a possible experiment for testing transitional forms of universal basic income in the Russian Federation. The modeling was carried out using the R1-4 simulation expert model of GDP reproduction of the Russian economy, which is adapted to assess the effect and costs of the proposed hypothetical “Conditional Basic Income (CBI) Program”. The functioning of the CBI Program after one-time start-up costs for its launch is ensured in the future by the annual multiplicative increase in the consolidated budget income of the Russian Federation.

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Transitional Forms of Universal Basic Income as a Real Prospect for Russia

Экономические и социальные перемены факты тенденции прогноз / Economic and social changes facts trends forecast ◽

10.15838/esc.2021.4.76.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Vyacheslav Bobkov ◽

Aleksandr Zolotov ◽

Elena Odintsova

Keyword(s):

Basic Income ◽

Transitional Forms

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Unconditional Basic Income: Criterial Bases, Transitional Forms and Experimental Implementation

Социологические исследования ◽

10.31857/s013216250009313-7 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 84-94

Author(s):

Vyacheslav N. Bobkov ◽

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Ekaterina A. Chernykh ◽

Sergey А. Zolotov ◽

Valentina V. Pavlova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Basic Income ◽

Experimental Implementation ◽

Transitional Forms

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Russian Experts on Universal Basic Income: Estimates for 2020

Level of Life of the Population of Regions of Russia ◽

10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.1.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 67-86

Author(s):

Vyacheslav Bobkov ◽

Yelena Odintsova

Keyword(s):

Trade Unions ◽

Municipal Government ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Business Community ◽

Basic Income ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Expert Assessments ◽

Transitional Forms ◽

The Right ◽

Methodological Aspects

The article presents the main results of a survey of Russian experts conducted in 2020 with the participation of the authors among representatives of the research community, leading universities, the business community, trade unions and state and municipal government bodies regarding the main theoretical and methodological aspects of the concept of universal basic income (UBI) in relation to Russian conditions, the feasibility of its introduction in Russia, as well as the main parameters of possible transitional forms of UBI for Russia. The palette of the obtained expert assessments, generalized and systematized in the following areas, is shown: 1) UBI criteria; 2) Russia's readiness for the introduction of UBI; 3) current challenges for Russia (priority goals of the introduction of UBI, forms of implementation, sources of funding, method of implementation, experiments on the introduction of UBI); 4) risks and positive effects of the introduction of UBI. It was revealed that a common position among experts regarding Russia's readiness to introduce UBI has not yet been formed: almost half of the interviewed experts spoke in favor of the feasibility of implementing transitional forms of UBI in our country, a slightly smaller group of experts believes that Russia is not ready to introduce UBI in principle. Experts associate the primary goals of the possible introduction of UBI in Russia, first of all, with the mitigation (overcoming) of the problems of poverty and socio-economic inequality, ensuring a minimum standard of living for vulnerable categories of the population, ensuring social justice (the right to life, equal opportunities). Support for the idea of implementing a pilot project (projects) for the introduction of UBI was revealed. The opinions of experts on the target categories of the population during the implementation of experiments on the introduction of UBI, the methods of their formation, and the duration of pilot projects were obtained.

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Percutaneous embolization of renal arteriovenous fistula

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526.34.3.207 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 207-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sendi ◽

Toia ◽

Nussbaumer

Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Arteriovenous Fistula ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Rare Complication ◽

Abdominal Discomfort ◽

Renal Arteriovenous Fistula ◽

Percutaneous Embolization ◽

Arterial Access ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

Occluding Balloon

Acquired renal arteriovenous fistula is a rare complication following a nephrectomy and its diagnosis may be made many years after the intervention. The closure of the fistula is advisable in most cases, since it represents a risk for heart failure and rupture of the vessel. There are an increasing number of publications describing different techniques of occlusion. The case of a 70-year-old woman with abdominal discomfort due to a large renal arteriovenous fistula, 45 years after nephrectomy, is presented and current literature is reviewed. Percutaneous embolization was performed by placing an occluding balloon through the draining vein followed by the release of nine coils through arterial access. One day after successful occlusion of the fistula, clinical symptoms disappeared.

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Work Engagement and Research Output Among Female and Male Scientists

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000150 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 55-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lonneke Dubbelt ◽

Sonja Rispens ◽

Evangelia Demerouti

Keyword(s):

Work Engagement ◽

Research Output ◽

Research Performance ◽

Daily Work ◽

Time Control ◽

Science Technology ◽

And Performance ◽

And Mathematics ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. Women have a minority position within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and, consequently, are likely to face more adversities at work. This diary study takes a look at a facilitating factor for women’s research performance within academia: daily work engagement. We examined the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between two behaviors (i.e., daily networking and time control) and daily work engagement, as well as its effect on the relationship between daily work engagement and performance measures (i.e., number of publications). Results suggest that daily networking and time control cultivate men’s work engagement, but daily work engagement is beneficial for the number of publications of women. The findings highlight the importance of work engagement in facilitating the performance of women in minority positions.

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