Basic income is a popular idea, but small pilots cannot produce generalisable evidence

Gibson, M. (2023) Basic income is a popular idea, but small pilots cannot produce generalisable evidence. British Medical Journal, 383, p. 2304. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.p2304) (PMID:37848199)

Abstract

The announcement of a small pilot in England will push basic income up the political agenda and generate debate but not evidence, writes Marcia Gibson.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: MG's work has been funded by the Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00022/2), the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (SPHSU17), and What Works Scotland (ES/M003922/1).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gibson, Dr Marcia
• Authors: Gibson, M.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU
• Journal Name: British Medical Journal
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• ISSN: 1759-2151
• ISSN (Online): 0959-8138
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
• First Published: First published in British Medical Journal 383:2304
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
304823007	1	Inequalities in health	Alastair Leyland	Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSO)	SPHSU17	HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
304823002	1	Inequalities in health	Alastair Leyland	Medical Research Council (MRC)	MC_UU_00022/2	HW - MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
190851		What Works Scotland	Nicholas Watson	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)	ES/M003922/1	S&PS - Institute of Health & Wellbeing (Social Sciences)