599. The World's Most Valuable Unused Resource

It’s not oil or water or plutonium — it’s human hours. We've got an idea for putting them to use, and for building a more human-centered economy. But we need your help. SOURCES: Nathan Dietz , research director at the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland. Al Roth , professor of economics at Stanford University. Krista Wyatt , C.E.O. of Timebanks.org . Andrew Yang , co-chair of the Forward Party and former U.S. presidential candidate. RESOURCES: " The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income: Experimental Evidence from Two U.S. States ," by Eva Vivalt, Elizabeth Rhodes, Alexander W. Bartik, David E. Broockman, and Sarah Miller ( NBER Working Paper, 2024). " Where Are America's Volunteers ," by Nathan Dietz and Robert T. Grimm Jr. (Do Good Institute, 2018). " Believe in People ," talk by Edgar Cahn at TEDxAshokaU (2010). The Pencil , by Allan Ahlberg (2008). No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative , by Edgar S. Cahn (2000). Time Dollars: The New Currency That Enables Americans to Turn Their Hidden Resource-Time-Into Personal Security and Community Renewal , by Edgar S. Cahn and Jonathan Rowe (1992). EXTRAS: " Why Don’t We Have Better Candidates for Preside…