04514nam 22006135 450 991102215720332120250824130156.09783031991974(electronic bk.)978303199196710.1007/978-3-031-99197-4(MiAaPQ)EBC32270650(Au-PeEL)EBL32270650(CKB)40410733700041(DE-He213)978-3-031-99197-4(EXLCZ)994041073370004120250824d2025 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBasic Income, Work Incentives and Job Search Behaviour Bridging Theory and Practice in European Contexts /by Simon Watkins1st ed. 2025.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2025.1 online resource (223 pages)Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee,2662-3811Print version: Watkins, Simon Basic Income, Work Incentives and Job Search Behaviour Cham : Palgrave Macmillan,c2025 9783031991967 Chapter One: Rethinking Basic Income: Welfare Principles, Institutional Contexts, and Job Search Behaviour -- Chapter Two: Basic income principles, welfare mechanisms and labour market responses -- Chapter three: Empirical evidence from Basic Income experiment -- Chapter Four: Using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) in social policy research -- Chapter Five: Three worlds of basic income: Developing an ideal type basic income welfare regime -- Chapter Six: Comparing welfare regimes to basic income ideals -- Chapter Seven: Mapping job search intensity across European countries -- Chapter Eight. Incentives and disincentives: Analysing welfare mechanisms' effects on job search behaviour -- Chapter Nine: Exploring the potential impact of basic income on job search behaviours -- Chapter Ten. From theory to practice: Lessons learned and future directions in basic income research.This book analyzes existing welfare regimes across Europe, offering an exploration into how basic income principles might influence job search behaviour. Drawing on time-use data and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, it challenges assumptions about work incentives and demonstrates that institutional contexts significantly mediate welfare effects. The analysis develops an innovative “ideal type” framework that measures how existing systems approximate basic income principles, unconditionality, universalism, and non-withdrawal of benefits. Chapters explore the complex relationships between welfare design and job search intensity, with a special focus on providing evidence as to whether conditionality increases job search or if certain configurations of accessibility and high participation tax rates decrease it. Comparing ten European countries and counterfactual examination of Finland and the UK, the book provides empirical grounding for debates often based on theoretical assumptions. The resulting text provides insights for designing context-appropriate strategies for basic income implementation that enhance income security while preserving individual autonomy. Simon Watkins is a UK-based researcher focusing on basic income, welfare policy, and labour markets. His work bridges theory with empirical analysis, using innovative methodological approaches to examine how institutional contexts shape welfare outcomes across European regimes. Simon holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Surrey. .Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee,2662-3811Economic policySocial choiceWelfare economicsEconomicsEconomic PolicySocial Choice and WelfarePublic Choice and Political EconomyPolitical Economy and Economic SystemsEconomic policy.Social choice.Welfare economics.Economics.Economic Policy.Social Choice and Welfare.Public Choice and Political Economy.Political Economy and Economic Systems.338.9Watkins Simon1845623MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9911022157203321Basic Income, Work Incentives and Job Search Behaviour4429437UNINA