If people receive basic income then in some cases they can figure out best what to do with the money rather than the government. But until an actual study shows it increases poverty how can we know what will happen?
They simulated = they speculated. It's not an actual conducted study from what you're writing.
You're right, I couldn't find a better word for it, I'm not really proficient in academic jargon. Almost every news article I came across used the word 'study' (in Dutch = studie).
Is there a better word I could have used? Perhaps 'research' instead of 'study'? @dana-edwards
Research yes. It appears to be a research simulation unless it was a sufficiently conducted study involving a sort or trial or case study.
Thanks! I've made a few corrections.