Publications

Research Published or Under Review as part of the project (reverse chronological order)

Peer-reviewed articles

Parra-Mujica, F., Johnson, E. A., Cookson, R. & Johnson, M. T. (2022) ‘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’, PLOS One. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279845. Scripts: DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/HKYVB. Author preprint: DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/XJVRZ. Understanding Society registration: https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/publications/547371.

Reed, H., Johnson, M. T., Lansley, S., Johnson, E. A., Stark, G. & Pickett, K. (in press 2023) ‘Changing circumstances and new basic premises: turning the affordability and feasibility relationship on its head’, Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. DOI: 10.1332/175982722X16703911505586.

Reed, H., Johnson, M. T., Lansley, S., Johnson, E. A., Stark, G. & Pickett, K. (in press 2022) ‘Universal Basic Income is affordable and feasible: evidence from economic microsimulation modelling’, Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. DOI: 10.1332/175982721X16702368352393. Author preprint: DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/XJVRZ.

Johnson, M. T., Johnson, E. A., Reed, H. & Nettle, D. (2022) ‘Can the downward spiral be stopped? Balancing transformative policy with feasibility in red wall constituencies’, British Journal of Politics & International Relations. DOI: 10.1177/13691481221146886. Author prerprint. Data file: DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/XJVRZ.

Johnson, M. T., Johnson, E. A. & Nettle, D. (2022) ‘Are ‘red wall’ constituencies really opposed to progressive policy? Examining the impact of materialist narratives for Universal Basic Income’, British Politics. DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00220-z. Author preprint. Data file. DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/XJVRZ.

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. DOI: 10.1332/204378921X16564565200374. Author preprint.

Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A., Pickett, K. and Nettle, D. (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. Author preprint.

Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A., Webber, L., Friebel, R., Lansley, S., Reed, H. & 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 & Outcomes Research Methodology, 21: 459-476. DOI: 10.1007/s10742-021-00246-8. Author preprint.

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:e71. DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106477.

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.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, E.A. & Nettle, D. (2020) ‘Fairness, generosity and conditionality in the welfare system: The case of UK disability benefits’, Global Discourse. DOI: 10.1332/204378920X15989751152011. Author preprint.

Johnson, E.A., Johnson, M.T. & Webber, L. (2020). ‘Measuring the health impact of Universal Basic Income as an upstream intervention: holistic trial design that captures stress reduction is essential’, Evidence & Policy. DOI: 10.1332/174426420X15820274674068. Author preprint.

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.

Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A., Webber, L. & Pickett, K. (2020). ‘Measuring the health impact of Universal Basic Income as an upstream intervention: holistic trial design that captures stress reduction is essential’, Evidence & Policy Blog, 6 January.

Johnson, M.T. and Johnson, E.A. (2019) The Health Case for Universal Basic Income: Supporting Document for The Labour Party’s Report on Universal Basic Income, Lancaster: Lancaster University. The final report is 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.

Under review

Johnson, M. T., Johnson, E. A. & Pickett, K. E. (2023) ‘The Health Case for Universal Basic Income’, in, M. Torry (ed.) The Palgrave International Handbook of Universal Basic Income, London: Palgrave, chapter 6.

Johnson, E.A., Johnson, M.T. & Pickett, K.E. (2022) ‘Designing a generic, adaptive protocol resource for the measurement of health impact in cash transfer trials’, Pilot and Feasibility Studies. Preprint DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1561814/v1.

Johnson, M.T. (2022) ‘Rebuilding authority in ‘lumpen’ communities: Universal Basic Income as a pathway to entitlement culture’, under review. Author preprint.

Villadsen, A. Johnson, E.A., Cookson, R. & Johnson, M.T. (2022) ‘How far can interventions to increase income improve adolescent mental health? Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study and Next Steps’, under review. Author preprint: DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/XJVRZ.

Reports

Johnson, E. A., Webster, H. Thorold, R., Morrison, J., Mathers, A., Reed, H., Kypridemos, C., Villadsen, A., Parra-Mujica, F., Cookson, R., Nettle, D., Pickett, K. & Johnson, M. T. (2022) Challenging the Mental Health Crisis: How Universal Basic Income can address youth anxiety and depression, London: Royal Society of Arts.

Johnson, M. T., Nettle, D., Johnson, E. A., Reed, H. & Pickett, K. (2022) Winning the vote with a universal basic income: Evidence from the ‘red wall’, London: Compass. Foreword by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester; Policy statements by Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of North of Tyne and RT Hon Ian Lavery MP, MP for Wansbeck.

Johnson, E. A., Webster, H. Thorold, R., Morrison, J., Mathers, A., Reed, H., Kypridemos, C., Villadsen, A., Parra-Mujica, F., Cookson, R., Nettle, D., Pickett, K. & Johnson, M. T. (2022) Levelling the mental health gradient among young people: How Universal Basic Income can address the crisis in anxiety and depression, London: Royal Society of Arts. Foreword by Rt Hon Mark Drakeford, First Minister, Welsh Government.

Reed, H., Lansley, S., Johnson, M.T., Johnson, E.A. & Pickett, K.E. (2022) Tackling Poverty: The Power of a Universal Basic Income, London: Compass.

Johnson, M. T., Johnson, E. A., Webber, L. Nettle, D. (2020) ‘Economic impact of coronavirus: the need for Universal Basic Income’, Evidence Submission to the Treasury Committee’s inquiry, Economic impact of coronavirus, RSC0008, Lancaster: Lancaster University. Ref: BLS348577.

Additional publications related to the project

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.