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Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income?

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Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income? / Nettle, Daniel; Johnson, Elliott; Johnson, Matthew et al.
In: PsyArXiv, 02.06.2020.

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Nettle, D, Johnson, E, Johnson, M & Saxe, R 2020, 'Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income?', PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/csr3u

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Nettle, D., Johnson, E., Johnson, M., & Saxe, R. (2020). Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income?. Unpublished. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/csr3u

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Nettle D, Johnson E, Johnson M, Saxe R. Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income? PsyArXiv. 2020 Jun 2. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/csr3u

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Nettle, Daniel ; Johnson, Elliott ; Johnson, Matthew et al. / Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income?. In: PsyArXiv. 2020.

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