Proponents of an unconditional basic income see its introduction as the most desirable way
to redesign existing labor markets, arguing that its effects on labor supply might engender
full employment. Opponents, on the other hand, argue that an unconditional basic income
would result in an economic crisis due to a severe reduction in labor supply. So far no
empirical data were available to assess these claims. This article proposes an empirical
research strategy, ie surveying specific types of lottery winners, to investigate the empirical …