Publications

Johnson, E.A., Johnson, M.T., Kypridemos, C., Villadsen, A. & Pickett, K.E. (2023) Designing a generic, adaptive protocol resource for the measurement of health impact in cash transfer pilot and feasibility studies and trials in high-income countries. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 9(1): 51. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01276-4.

Parra-Mujica, F., Johnson, E., Reed, H., Cookson, R. & Johnson, M. (2023) Understanding the relationship between income and mental health among 16- to 24-year-olds: Analysis of 10 waves (2009–2020) of Understanding Society to enable modelling of income interventions A. Moretti (ed.). PLOS ONE. 18(2): e0279845. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279845.

Reed, H.R., Johnson, M.T., Lansley, S., Johnson, E.A., Stark, G. & Pickett, K.E. (2023) Changing circumstances and new basic premises: turning the affordability and feasibility relationship on its head: a reply to ‘The big tax hikes that make UBI “affordable” could be used to cut poverty in more targeted ways’ by Donald Hirsch1. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. 31(1): 166–168. DOI: 10.1332/175982722X16703911505586.

Reed, H.R., Johnson, M.T., Lansley, S., Johnson, E.A., Stark, G. & Pickett, K.E. (2023) Universal Basic Income is affordable and feasible: evidence from UK economic microsimulation modelling. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. 31(1): 146–162. DOI: 10.1332/175982721X16702368352393.

Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A., Reed, H. & Nettle, D. (2023) Can the ‘downward spiral’ of material conditions, mental health and faith in government be stopped? Evidence from surveys in ‘red wall’ constituencies. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. DOI: 10.1177/13691481221146886.

Johnson, M., Johnson, E. & Nettle, D. (2022) Are ‘red wall’ constituencies really opposed to progressive policy? Examining the impact of materialist narratives for Universal Basic Income. British Politics. 18: 104–127. DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00220-z.

Johnson, E.A., Johnson, M.T. & Webber, L. (2022) Measuring the health impact of Universal Basic Income as an upstream intervention: holistic trial design that captures stress reduction is essential. Evidence & Policy. 18(3): 583–594. DOI: 10.1332/174426420X15820274674068. Author preprint.

Johnson, E. & Nettle, D. (2022) Building on foundations of evidence and intuition: a reply to commentaries on ‘Fairness, generosity and conditionality in the welfare system: the case of UK disability benefits’ by Johnson and Nettle. Global Discourse. 1–8. DOI: 10.1332/204378921X16564565200374. Author preprint.

Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A., Nettle, D. & Pickett, K.E. (2022) Designing trials of Universal Basic Income for health impact: identifying interdisciplinary questions to address. Journal of Public Health. 44(2): 408–416. DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa255.

Johnson, M.T. & Johnson, E.A. (2021) Examining the ethical underpinnings of universal basic income as a public health policy: prophylaxis, social engineering and ‘good’ lives. Journal of Medical Ethics. 47(12): e71–e71. DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106477.

Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A., Webber, L., Friebel, R., Reed, H.R., Lansley, S. & Wildman, J. (2021) Modelling the size, cost and health impacts of universal basic income: What can be done in advance of a trial? Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology. 21: 459–476. DOI: 10.1007/s10742-021-00246-8. Author preprint.

Nettle, D., Johnson, E., Johnson, M. & Saxe, R. (2021) Why has the COVID-19 pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income?. Humanities and Social Science Communications, 8: 79. DOI: 10.1057/s41599-021-00760-7.

Johnson, M., Johnson, E., Webber, L. & Pickett, K. (2021) Why we must work toward a recognised international standard in evaluation of upstream interventions. Evidence & Policy Blog. https://evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2021/01/06/why-we-must-work-toward-a-recognised-international-standard-in-evaluation-of-upstream-interventions/.

Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A., Webber, L. & Nettle, D. (2020) Mitigating social and economic sources of trauma: the need for Universal Basic Income during the Coronavirus Pandemic’, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(S1): S191-S192. DOI: 10.1037/tra0000739.

Johnson, M.T., Degerman, D. & Geyer, R. (2019) Exploring the health case for Universal Basic Income: Evidence from GPs working with precarious groups. Basic Income Studies, 14(2): 20190008. DOI: 10.1515/bis-2019-0008. Author preprint.

Johnson, M.T. & Johnson, E.A. (2019) Stress, Domination and Basic Income: Considering a citizens’ entitlement response to a public health crisis. Social Theory & Health, 17: 253-271. DOI: 10.1057/s41285-018-0076-3. Author preprint.

Under review

Johnson, E., Webster, H., Mathers, A., Thorold, R., Morrison, J., Nettle, D., Pickett, K.E. & Johnson, M. (2023) How do socioeconomic circumstances affect the mental health of young people and what can be done about it? Evidence from citizen engagement. Working paper DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/XJVRZ.

Villadsen, A. Johnson, E., Cookson, R. & Johnson, M. (2023) How far can interventions to increase income improve adolescent mental health? Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study and Next Steps. Working paper DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/XJVRZ.

Johnson, M.T., Nettle, D., Johnson, E., Reed, H. & Pickett, K.E. (2022) Winning the vote with a universal basic income: Evidence from the ‘red wall’. https://www.compassonline.org.uk/publications/winning-the-vote-with-a-universal-basic-income-evidence-from-the-red-wall/.

Johnson, E., Villadsen, A., Parra-Mujica, F., Webster, H., Thorold, R., Morrison, J., Cooke, J., Mathers, A., Reed, H., Lansley, S., Chen, T., Kypridemos, C., O’Flaherty, M., Nettle, D., Cookson, R., Pickett, K.E. & Johnson, M. (2022) Levelling the mental health gradient among young people: How Universal Basic Income can address the crisis in anxiety and depression: Interim Report. https://www.thersa.org/reports/universal-basic-income-anxiety-depression-mental-health-crisis-interim-report.

Reed, H., Lansley, S., Johnson, M., Johnson, E. & Pickett, K.E. (2022) Tackling Poverty: the power of a universal basic income. https://www.compassonline.org.uk/publications/tackling-poverty-the-power-of-a-universal-basic-income/.

Activity Alliance and IFF Research (2020) Annual Disability and Activity Survey 2019/20, Manchester: Activity Alliance.

Johnson, E. & Spring, E. (2018) The Activity Trap, Manchester: Activity Alliance.

Lansley, S. & Downes, A. (2018) It’s Basic Income: The Global Debate, Bristol: Policy Press.

Lansley, S. & Reed, H. (2019) Basic Income for All: From Desirability to Feasibility, London: Compass.

Lansley, S. & Reed, H. (2019) Universal Basic Income: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, London: Compass.

Nettle, D. & Saxe, R. (2020) ‘Preferences for Redistribution Are Sensitive to Perceived Luck, Social Homogeneity, War and Scarcity.’ Cognition, 198: 104234. DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104234. Author preprint.

Pepper, G.V. & Nettle, D. (2017) ‘The behavioural constellation of deprivation’, Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 40: e314. DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X1600234X. Author preprint.

Pybus, K.J., Pickett, K., Prady, S.L., Lloyd, C. & Wilkinson, R. (2019) ‘Discrediting experiences: Outcomes of eligibility assessments for claimants with psychiatric compared to non-psychiatric conditions transferring to Personal Independence Payments in England’, British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 5(2): e19. DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2019.3. Author preprint.

Standing, G. (2019) Basic Income as Common Dividends: Piloting a Transformative Policy: A Report for the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, London: Progressive Economic Forum.