June 1, 2016
Elizabeth Rhodes (PhD Social Work and Political Science ‘16) was formally announced as the lead researcher for the Basic Income study at Y Combinator Research in San Francisco. Her media coverage includes:
- cited in the Tech Insider article, "Silicon Valley's biggest startup accelerator just announced the leader of its groundbreaking basic income experiment"
- cited in the CNNMoney article, "Why some Oakland residents won't have to worry about rent"
- cited in the Fortune article, "Y Combinator Wants to Test a Revolutionary Economic Idea"
- cited in the TechCrunch article, "Y Combinator announces basic income pilot experiment in Oakland"
- cited in the Mic article, "Basic Income in California: 100 Oakland Residents Will Get a Salary Just for Being Alive"