abstract: 'The issue of universal basic income (UBI) has been gaining importance

  due to the growth of precarious employment, unemployment and inequality

  in the context of the development of digital technologies, especially

  considering the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. The article

  first presents the generalised and systemised reasoned opinions of

  Russian experts on UBI in order to examine its potential impact on

  employment. The initial research data resulted from a survey of

  different groups of Russian experts conducted by the authors. This

  information was supplemented by the results of various mass surveys. It

  was revealed that a significant part of Russian experts have concerns

  that UBI can negatively affect work incentives and labour supply. The

  systematisation of expert assessments allowed the research to create

  scenarios of the potential impact of UBI on population employment and

  work incentives, formal and informal employment, the ratio between paid

  and unpaid work, working and free time, the quality of leisure time. The

  study findings can be used as information and analytical support for the

  state policies aimed at improving the level and quality of life of the

  population, as well as making decisions on the appropriateness of UBI

  tools (including in Russia). Future research will examine in detail the

  impact of universal basic income on the labour market parameters, taking

  into account socio-demographic factors.'
affiliation: 'Odintsova, EV (Corresponding Author), RAS, FCTAS, Inst SocioEcon Studies
  Populat, Lab Issues Stand \& Qual Life, 32 Nakhimovskiy Ave, Moscow 117218, Russia.

  Odintsova, EV (Corresponding Author), Plekhanov Russian Univ Econ, Res Ctr Labour
  Econ, 36 Stremyannyy Lane, Moscow 117997, Russia.

  Bobkov, Vyacheslav N.; Odintsova, Elena V.; Chernykh, Ekaterina A., RAS, FCTAS,
  Inst SocioEcon Studies Populat, Lab Issues Stand \& Qual Life, 32 Nakhimovskiy Ave,
  Moscow 117218, Russia.

  Bobkov, Vyacheslav N.; Odintsova, Elena V.; Chernykh, Ekaterina A., Plekhanov Russian
  Univ Econ, Res Ctr Labour Econ, 36 Stremyannyy Lane, Moscow 117997, Russia.'
author: Bobkov, Vyacheslav N. and Odintsova, Elena V. and Chernykh, Ekaterina A.
author-email: 'bobkovvn@mail.ru

  odin\_ev@mail.ru

  chernykh.ekaterina108@gmail.com'
author_list:
- family: Bobkov
  given: Vyacheslav N.
- family: Odintsova
  given: Elena V.
- family: Chernykh
  given: Ekaterina A.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.17059/ekon.reg.2022-1-12
eissn: 2411-1406
files: []
issn: 2072-6414
journal: ECONOMY OF REGION
keywords: 'universal basic income; expert survey; pilot experiments; employment;

  unemployment; precarious employment; informal employment; formal

  employment; paid work; unpaid work'
language: Russian
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '28'
orcid-numbers: Odintsova, Yelena/0000-0002-7906-8520
pages: 159-174
papis_id: f2f69e228c7e8e5e2d08e41cb8293edb
ref: Bobkov2022impactuniversal
times-cited: '0'
title: Impact of Universal Basic Income on Employment According to Russian Experts
type: Article
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volume: '18'
web-of-science-categories: Area Studies
year: '2022'