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• Empirical analysis of the judgment of unconditional basic income through YouTube comments

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  Olah Eszter

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  One of the world’s largest video-sharing platforms is YouTube, where viewers can comment on
  the videos and their topics. The aim of this study is to examine the values and opinions about
  unconditional basic income according to the comment sections of several Youtube’s videos which
  topic is the previously mentioned UBI which is receiving increasing attention in parallel with
  today’s economic and social changes. Our research works with a mixed method, data collection,
  storage, sentiment analysis and the bag of words method which were implemented using IT
  procedures, while categorization was done through manual coding. The results of the sentiment
  analysis show that positive arguments appear to a lesser extent in the comments. Positive
  arguments have value characteristics such as inclusion, the principle of the right to exist, justice
  and freedom. Among the positive arguments feasibility enjoys the highest support. Negative
  category values arise more frequently, so the emphasis on the values of injustice, exclusion,
  unaffordability, and performance-orientation is dominant in the analyzed comments.

• Basic income: Sugar-coating over a bitter pill?

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  Eszter Oláh

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  Current and future evolutions in labour markets may be blurring lines between traditional
  employment and new types of atypical employment, making it harder to reliably assess whether
  someone is receiving any benefits at all. The basic income should be seen as a serious option in
  the future, given the changing labor market and the findings from existing cash transfer schemes.BI is not means-tested, so the amount received does not depend on individual or family income or
  assets and does not require any work performance, or the willingness to accept a job if offered.
  In this study I examine the created image by the media through the method of content
  analysis, in relation to basic income. Furthermore, it is analyzed to what extent this effect creates
  a negative image of basic income among the students of the University of Debrecen, strengthening
  the fear towards this social policy tool. Particular attention is paid to the value choices of young
  people focusing on their individualization, motivation of working and willingness to take risks.