Eva Jacob

I am currently post-doctoral visiting scholar at the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University. 

My research interests include unconditional basic income, social justice, public economics, history of economic thought, philosophy and economics, and experimental economics.

My PhD thesis explores the tension between unconditional basic income (UBI) and social justice, using interdisciplinary and complementary methods like theoretical and quantitative analysis, experimental economics, and a dual approach to the history of economic thought, which includes an analytical perspective and a quantitative analysis using bibliometric studies. It critically examines the fairness of UBI in light of its unconditional nature, which allows individuals to receive financial support without work requirements. 

Building on my doctoral research, I'm conducting a research agenda based on the archives of the economist Anthony B. Atkinson who was a leading figure in public economics and theory of optimal taxation.