1 of 11

Inequality, Economic Precarity, and Disruptive Events

PRESENTATION BY NICOLE SVENSSON

2 of 11

About the internship

  • Research Assistant at the Behavior Science Policy Lab
  • Research human behavior and motivation
  • Had the pleasure of working under Dr. Sara Constantino and Dr. Elke U. Weber

​

​

3 of 11

Goals for summer

  • Reach proficiency in R
  • Become more comfortable with open ended research/questions
  • Learn how to write research papers
  • Learn more about life as a researcher

​

4 of 11

Projects worked on

Effect of COVID on support for a universal basic income

Vaccine Data

5 of 11

UBI Support

Hypothesis:

  • COVID may have shaped public opinion on social policies, especially in countries with a less robust safety net

Method:

  • Utilized R to analyze survey with 7,001 respondents spread over 3 countries and 6 cities and create graphs
  • Thoroughly researched the pre-existing social safety nets of each country in order to get context for results

​

6 of 11

Results

Difference in UBI Support

Difference in UBI Support

​

Mean UBI Support

  • China had the overall highest mean support for a UBI
  • COVID increased overall support for a UBI in the US and Italy

7 of 11

8 of 11

Discussion

  • The support for a UBI may have decreased in China because of the date used for the post-covid variable (February 15th, 2020)

​

  • Support in the United States may have increased more in relation to Italy because of the United States’ less robust safety net

​

  • Support may have increased because people may have attributed higher importance to system that could relieve stress during this time

​

  • People may now believe that policies like this are viable and adaptable to changing times

9 of 11

Vaccine Data

10 of 11

Confidence in Vaccine Access

11 of 11

Thank you for listening to my presentation

I would love to answer any questions