Julen Bollain

Julen Bollain (born 28 March 1990, in Éibar), Ph.D. in Development Studies, is an economist, professor, and researcher at Mondragon University, specializing in development studies and basic income.

Julen Bollain
Julen Bollain
Born	(1990-03-28)28 March 1990 Éibar, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Alma mater	University of the Basque Country Université Saint-Louis Oxford Brookes University
Occupation(s)	Economist, Professor, Researcher
Office	Member of the Basque Parliament
Political party	Podemos (2014-2020)
Website	Twitter

Career

Academic career

He is a member of the Board of the Spanish Basic Income Network ^[1] and a lifetime member of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN).^[2] He frequently gives talks and attends both national and international conferences. He also frequently writes articles and serves as a professor in the postgraduate program in Contemporary Capitalism Analysis: Republican-Socialist Tools, offered by the University of Barcelona.^[3]

Publications

Bollain has contributed to various books, including The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income, coordinated by Malcolm Torry and edited by Palgrave Macmillan. In 2021, he published his first solo book "Renta Básica: Una herramienta para el futuro," followed by a second edition in 2022 due to its success, just two months after its initial publication. In September 2023, he published his latest book "Renta Básica ¿Por qué es justa y cómo se financia?" with Ediciones Deusto.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

He was a member of Podemos from its inception until February 2020. Additionally, he served as the secretary-general of this party in Éibar from 2 January 2015, having been elected by the members with 55% of the votes.^[4]

He ran in the 2016 Basque regional election for Elkarrekin Podemos, winning a parliamentary seat on 21 October 2016.^[5] He became the youngest MP of the XI legislature.^[6] He served as the economic spokesperson for the coalition^[7] and also as President of the Health Committee of the Basque Parliament.^[8]

Relevant publications and academic contributions

Books

• Renta Básica: ¿por qué es justa y cómo se financia?
• Renta Básica: Una herramienta de futuro
• Hoy es mañana
• The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income (pp. 407–435)

Academic papers

• Bollain, J. (2024). Abolishing poverty in the Basque Country: Two feasible basic income models. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (early view).
• Bollain, J. & Raventós, D. (2024). The efficiency of basic income compared to minimum income schemes. Global Political Economy (early view).
• Bullain, L. & Bollain, J. (2024). Una mirada comparativa de la gestión de las crisis en la Unión Europea. Papeles de Economía Española, 178, 40–51.
• Bollain, J. & Raventós, D. (2018). La Renta Básica Incondicional ante las limitaciones de las Rentas Mínimas. Lan harremanak: Revista de relaciones laborales, (40), 5.
• Bollain, J. (2017). Renta Básica Incondicional y Economía Social: un intento de relación. Gizarte Ekonomiaren Euskal Aldizkaria-Revista Vasca de Economía Social, (13), 31–48.
• Belaustegi, L., Bollain, J., Cerrato, J., Elías, Á. & Peña, N. (2016). Clara mayoría social a favor de una Renta Básica Incondicional en la UPV/EHU. XVI Simposio sobre la Renta Básica. Bilbao

References

1. "Junta Directiva | Red Renta Básica". www.redrentabasica.org (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
2. "Membership | BIEN". BIEN. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
3. Barcelona, UB - Universitat de Barcelona. "Postgrado de Análisis del capitalismo contemporáneo: herramientas republicano-socialistas - UB Barcelona - España". www.ub.edu (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
4. "Hannot Sansinenea es elegido secretario general de Podemos en Donostia". diariovasco.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
5. "Ficha personal en el Parlamento Vasco". www.legebiltzarra.eus. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
6. "Elecciones vascas: Julen Bollain: "Es un sentimiento unánime que Pili Zabala ha cumplido con creces"". diariovasco.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
7. "Podemos reclama subir al 30% Sociedades y aumentar la presión fiscal al ahorro". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
8. "La Comisión de Sanidad vasca tendrá nuevo presidente en febrero". Redacción Médica (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2018.