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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30661| Publication type: | Master thesis |
| Title: | Actor analysis of Leu, a blockchain-based UBI complimentary currency |
| Authors: | Schädler, Lukas |
| Advisors / Reviewers: | Braunreiter, Lukas Spychiger, Florian |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-30661 |
| Extent: | 75 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Winterthur |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Complementary currency; Universal basic income; Local currency |
| Subject (DDC): | 332: Financial economics |
| Abstract: | Leu is a new complementary currency that has been launched in 2022 in Zurich. Leu has a set of unique attributes that sets it apart from other complementary currencies. It is distributed in physical meetings as a universal basic income and has a built-in demurragemechanism. No research has been conducted on Leu at the time of writing this thesis. The actors of Leu are analyzed using qualitative methods. In a first step, the community that attends the physical meetings is explored using participant observation. In a second step, deeper insights are created using interviews which are analyzed with a qualitative content analysis. The results of this thesis suggest, that Leu has the potential to be used as a part of the solution to longstanding societal issues such as inequality. While the creators of Leu have succeeded in launching a local currency that is highly accessible and has limited inflation, the launch has also brought forward issues that hinder the formation of a circular economy that is based on Leu. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30661 |
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| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Appears in collections: | MSc Business Administration |
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Schädler, L. (2023). Actor analysis of Leu, a blockchain-based UBI complimentary currency [Master’s thesis, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften]. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30661
Schädler, L. (2023) Actor analysis of Leu, a blockchain-based UBI complimentary currency. Master’s thesis. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30661.
L. Schädler, “Actor analysis of Leu, a blockchain-based UBI complimentary currency,” Master’s thesis, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Winterthur, 2023. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30661.
SCHÄDLER, Lukas, 2023. Actor analysis of Leu, a blockchain-based UBI complimentary currency. Master’s thesis. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Schädler, Lukas. 2023. “Actor Analysis of Leu, a Blockchain-Based UBI Complimentary Currency.” Master’s thesis, Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30661.
Schädler, Lukas. Actor Analysis of Leu, a Blockchain-Based UBI Complimentary Currency. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, 2023, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30661.
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