Johnny Runge
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at The Policy Institute at King's College London. Research Associate at Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence. Interested in economic & financial literacy, education, pay & jobs. I specialise in evaluation & qualitative research.
Reposted by Johnny Runge
We’re pleased to partnering with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty on Number Nation, a new initiative to conduct the UK’s largest ever study into attitudes to everyday numbers – in partnership with the Richmond Project, Purposeful Ventures and Public First
🧵⬇️
🧵⬇️
October 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We’re pleased to partnering with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty on Number Nation, a new initiative to conduct the UK’s largest ever study into attitudes to everyday numbers – in partnership with the Richmond Project, Purposeful Ventures and Public First
🧵⬇️
🧵⬇️
Reposted by Johnny Runge
What if financial literacy could boost GDP? on.ft.com/48EwppR | opinion
What if financial literacy could boost GDP?
New research suggests a direct link between improved understanding of issues such as inflation and lower loan defaults
on.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
What if financial literacy could boost GDP? on.ft.com/48EwppR | opinion
Reposted by Johnny Runge
🪙 'This is the first “gold standard” RCT of financial education in UK primary schools'
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social sets out what policymakers can learn from it
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social sets out what policymakers can learn from it
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
🪙 'This is the first “gold standard” RCT of financial education in UK primary schools'
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social sets out what policymakers can learn from it
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social sets out what policymakers can learn from it
Reposted by Johnny Runge
"Thanks to our latest evidence, we know financial education can be effective, even in primary schools. What’s needed now is leadership and a clear national framework"
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social for @schoolsweek.bsky.social on findings from our major trial of financial education in primary schools
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social for @schoolsweek.bsky.social on findings from our major trial of financial education in primary schools
How can we finally make financial education a reality?
Our RCT shows how government can deliver what the public at large wants without over-burdening teachers
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Thanks to our latest evidence, we know financial education can be effective, even in primary schools. What’s needed now is leadership and a clear national framework"
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social for @schoolsweek.bsky.social on findings from our major trial of financial education in primary schools
@johnnyrunge.bsky.social for @schoolsweek.bsky.social on findings from our major trial of financial education in primary schools
Reposted by Johnny Runge
Published today: our new evaluation with @johnnyrunge.bsky.social and @domenicaavilaluna.bsky.social. We studied the UK Democracy Fund's efforts to register 750,000 voters in the UK between 2019 and 2024 which saw nearly £2m being awarded to 33 grantees. www.jrrt.org.uk/powering-par...
Powering Participation: What we learned from the UK Democracy Fund - Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust
Through the tireless efforts of our grantee community, the UK Democracy Fund estimates that together we helped register 750,000 voters ahead of the 2024 General Election. Grantees led campaigns in sch...
www.jrrt.org.uk
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Published today: our new evaluation with @johnnyrunge.bsky.social and @domenicaavilaluna.bsky.social. We studied the UK Democracy Fund's efforts to register 750,000 voters in the UK between 2019 and 2024 which saw nearly £2m being awarded to 33 grantees. www.jrrt.org.uk/powering-par...
Reposted by Johnny Runge
In the latest issue of Significance magazine, our @johnnyrunge.bsky.social explores how the general public are using statistics from a variety of (not necessarily reliable) online sources when making big life decisions from baby names to house moves.
➡️ academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...
➡️ academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...
The hidden use of statistics
Abstract. The general public grabs statistics from a variety of not necessarily reliable online sources when making big life decisions from baby names to h
academic.oup.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In the latest issue of Significance magazine, our @johnnyrunge.bsky.social explores how the general public are using statistics from a variety of (not necessarily reliable) online sources when making big life decisions from baby names to house moves.
➡️ academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...
➡️ academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...
Reposted by Johnny Runge
@policyatkings.bsky.social's @johnnyrunge.bsky.social in Significance Magazine on trusting stats - from baby names to house moves - and how official stats should respond: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
ESCoE work: tinyurl.com/a4zr89un
ESCoE work: tinyurl.com/a4zr89un
The hidden use of statistics
Abstract. The general public grabs statistics from a variety of not necessarily reliable online sources when making big life decisions from baby names to h
doi.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
@policyatkings.bsky.social's @johnnyrunge.bsky.social in Significance Magazine on trusting stats - from baby names to house moves - and how official stats should respond: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
ESCoE work: tinyurl.com/a4zr89un
ESCoE work: tinyurl.com/a4zr89un
We published our @policyatkings.bsky.social research on Access to Work (AtW) Plus, a DWP pilot for those needing more support than standard AtW. Overall, we found positive experiences & impact, but also challenges with eligibility, timelines, and implementation. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/eva...
Evaluation of Access to Work Plus
Qualitative research on the impact, feasibility and delivery of Access to Work for the Department for Work and Pensions.
www.kcl.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We published our @policyatkings.bsky.social research on Access to Work (AtW) Plus, a DWP pilot for those needing more support than standard AtW. Overall, we found positive experiences & impact, but also challenges with eligibility, timelines, and implementation. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/eva...
Reposted by Johnny Runge
Great to see the launch of this new @policyatkings.bsky.social report.
This links with ESCoE work on communicating and valuing economic statistics, in partnership with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @niesrorg.bsky.social, @bankofengland.bsky.social and many others: tinyurl.com/43a5w8vw
This links with ESCoE work on communicating and valuing economic statistics, in partnership with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @niesrorg.bsky.social, @bankofengland.bsky.social and many others: tinyurl.com/43a5w8vw
NEW: Our @policyatkings.bsky.social research, commissioned by Office for Statistics Regulation is out today! I am particularly proud to contribute to OSR's efforts to ensure official statistics are, and can be, used directly by the wider UK public, and not just policymakers & stats geeks like us!
NEW: How often do official statistics influence the personal decisions of individuals in their everyday lives? 📊
We and the Behavioural Insights Team were commissioned by the Office for Statistics Regulation to find out 🧵 ⬇️
➡️ osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/...
We and the Behavioural Insights Team were commissioned by the Office for Statistics Regulation to find out 🧵 ⬇️
➡️ osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/...
April 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Great to see the launch of this new @policyatkings.bsky.social report.
This links with ESCoE work on communicating and valuing economic statistics, in partnership with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @niesrorg.bsky.social, @bankofengland.bsky.social and many others: tinyurl.com/43a5w8vw
This links with ESCoE work on communicating and valuing economic statistics, in partnership with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @niesrorg.bsky.social, @bankofengland.bsky.social and many others: tinyurl.com/43a5w8vw
Reposted by Johnny Runge
This is genuinely really interesting, at least for a data nerd. The proportion of people who use government statistics to make major decisions, while <50%, is still higher than I would have thought.
March 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is genuinely really interesting, at least for a data nerd. The proportion of people who use government statistics to make major decisions, while <50%, is still higher than I would have thought.
Reposted by Johnny Runge
"The power of statistics lies not only in shaping policy decisions that may feel distant, but also right on our doorstep, by enriching our everyday lives."
Sofi Nickson, Head of Research at the Office for Statistics Regulation, writes about our new study on how the public make use of official stats
Sofi Nickson, Head of Research at the Office for Statistics Regulation, writes about our new study on how the public make use of official stats
How official statistics shape personal decisions
In our latest blog post, OSR’s Head of Research describes a recent project which explored how individuals use statistics in their personal lives, leading to practical recommendations for statistics pr...
osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk
March 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"The power of statistics lies not only in shaping policy decisions that may feel distant, but also right on our doorstep, by enriching our everyday lives."
Sofi Nickson, Head of Research at the Office for Statistics Regulation, writes about our new study on how the public make use of official stats
Sofi Nickson, Head of Research at the Office for Statistics Regulation, writes about our new study on how the public make use of official stats
NEW: Our @policyatkings.bsky.social research, commissioned by Office for Statistics Regulation is out today! I am particularly proud to contribute to OSR's efforts to ensure official statistics are, and can be, used directly by the wider UK public, and not just policymakers & stats geeks like us!
NEW: How often do official statistics influence the personal decisions of individuals in their everyday lives? 📊
We and the Behavioural Insights Team were commissioned by the Office for Statistics Regulation to find out 🧵 ⬇️
➡️ osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/...
We and the Behavioural Insights Team were commissioned by the Office for Statistics Regulation to find out 🧵 ⬇️
➡️ osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/...
March 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
NEW: Our @policyatkings.bsky.social research, commissioned by Office for Statistics Regulation is out today! I am particularly proud to contribute to OSR's efforts to ensure official statistics are, and can be, used directly by the wider UK public, and not just policymakers & stats geeks like us!
Reposted by Johnny Runge
Last publication of last year, with Pavel Kuchar (#9 together) in Oeconomia:
The Knowledge Gap in Economics: What Does the Public Know about the Economy and What Do Economists Know about the Public?
In it we respond to the widespread belief that the public is economically ignorant: "They aren't!"
The Knowledge Gap in Economics: What Does the Public Know about the Economy and What Do Economists Know about the Public?
In it we respond to the widespread belief that the public is economically ignorant: "They aren't!"
The Knowledge Gap in Economics: What Does the Public Know about the...
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. [The physicist] cannot proceed without considering critically a much more difficult problem, the problem of analyzing th...
journals.openedition.org
January 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Last publication of last year, with Pavel Kuchar (#9 together) in Oeconomia:
The Knowledge Gap in Economics: What Does the Public Know about the Economy and What Do Economists Know about the Public?
In it we respond to the widespread belief that the public is economically ignorant: "They aren't!"
The Knowledge Gap in Economics: What Does the Public Know about the Economy and What Do Economists Know about the Public?
In it we respond to the widespread belief that the public is economically ignorant: "They aren't!"
Reposted by Johnny Runge
🎓 We've made a starter pack of university policy institutes like us, and people who work for/are connected to them – do give it a follow!
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
November 19, 2024 at 1:01 PM
🎓 We've made a starter pack of university policy institutes like us, and people who work for/are connected to them – do give it a follow!
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
Reposted by Johnny Runge
“The public don’t quite understand the subtle ways that automation affects their attention [but] it’s like giving people a sedative” - why expecting human drivers to vigilantly monitor partially-automated cars isn't a great idea www.ft.com/content/6734...
The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars
The better an automated system performs, the more complacent — and dangerous — we become
www.ft.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:34 AM
“The public don’t quite understand the subtle ways that automation affects their attention [but] it’s like giving people a sedative” - why expecting human drivers to vigilantly monitor partially-automated cars isn't a great idea www.ft.com/content/6734...
You still have time to abandon plans with friends for this evening and join our @policyatkings.bsky.social event on the future of financial education & our research findings on the (spoiler: positive) impact of financial education in primary schools...
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
TOMORROW: Financial education fit for the future: the case for policy change
Join @sussumhum.bsky.social, Baroness Sally Morgan, Jonathan Slater, Ruston Smith, Bernice Warwick & RedSTART Educate to ask what the future of financial education should look like
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-...
Join @sussumhum.bsky.social, Baroness Sally Morgan, Jonathan Slater, Ruston Smith, Bernice Warwick & RedSTART Educate to ask what the future of financial education should look like
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-...
November 12, 2024 at 12:24 PM
You still have time to abandon plans with friends for this evening and join our @policyatkings.bsky.social event on the future of financial education & our research findings on the (spoiler: positive) impact of financial education in primary schools...
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
Reposted by Johnny Runge
Our event tomorrow on financial education, hosted with RedSTART Educate, is featured in this morning's Wonk Week email from the Social Market Foundation.
We've got a great panel lined up to discuss how to convert political interest into real change
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
We've got a great panel lined up to discuss how to convert political interest into real change
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
November 11, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Our event tomorrow on financial education, hosted with RedSTART Educate, is featured in this morning's Wonk Week email from the Social Market Foundation.
We've got a great panel lined up to discuss how to convert political interest into real change
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
We've got a great panel lined up to discuss how to convert political interest into real change
Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...
When I interview people about their understanding of the economy & finances, they always say: "I wish I had learned about it in school" or "I wish my kids were taught it properly".
See below our @policyatkings.bsky.social reflections on the first year of our exciting financial education evaluation.
See below our @policyatkings.bsky.social reflections on the first year of our exciting financial education evaluation.
"After just one year, our research shows there has been a significant improvement in pupils’ financial knowledge."
Jack Summers writes about our work on the largest randomised controlled trial of financial education ever undertaken in UK primary schools
Jack Summers writes about our work on the largest randomised controlled trial of financial education ever undertaken in UK primary schools
How to improve financial literacy in schools – without adding to teachers' workloads
A new programme by the charity RedSTART is equipping primary school student with the financial skills they need
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 23, 2024 at 7:05 AM
When I interview people about their understanding of the economy & finances, they always say: "I wish I had learned about it in school" or "I wish my kids were taught it properly".
See below our @policyatkings.bsky.social reflections on the first year of our exciting financial education evaluation.
See below our @policyatkings.bsky.social reflections on the first year of our exciting financial education evaluation.
Very excited for our financial education @policyatkings.bsky.social event on 12 November. Come & listen to former Chair of Ofsted, former Perm Sec at DfE, a current Head Teacher and others! Very topical given the ongoing curriculum review by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social.
EVENT: Financial education fit for the future: the case for policy change
Join us, Susannah Hume, Baroness Sally Morgan, Jonathan Slater, Ruston Smith & Bernice Warwick to discuss what the future of financial education in the UK should look like.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-...
Join us, Susannah Hume, Baroness Sally Morgan, Jonathan Slater, Ruston Smith & Bernice Warwick to discuss what the future of financial education in the UK should look like.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-...
October 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Very excited for our financial education @policyatkings.bsky.social event on 12 November. Come & listen to former Chair of Ofsted, former Perm Sec at DfE, a current Head Teacher and others! Very topical given the ongoing curriculum review by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social.
Reposted by Johnny Runge
Welcome to the Policy Institute's Bluesky account! 👋
Follow us to stay up to date with our latest news, events and research – like our timely survey, out last week, on attitudes to assisted dying
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/assiste...
Follow us to stay up to date with our latest news, events and research – like our timely survey, out last week, on attitudes to assisted dying
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/assiste...
Assisted dying: two-thirds of public back legalisation within this Parliament, study finds
63% of people in England and Wales support legalising assisted dying for terminally ill adults, while concerns about potential risks remain
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 18, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Welcome to the Policy Institute's Bluesky account! 👋
Follow us to stay up to date with our latest news, events and research – like our timely survey, out last week, on attitudes to assisted dying
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/assiste...
Follow us to stay up to date with our latest news, events and research – like our timely survey, out last week, on attitudes to assisted dying
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/assiste...
I have migrated here from the other place! I am a researcher at @policyatkings.bsky.social, with particular interest in public understanding of the economy, as well as labour market and education inequalities.
October 18, 2024 at 3:19 PM
I have migrated here from the other place! I am a researcher at @policyatkings.bsky.social, with particular interest in public understanding of the economy, as well as labour market and education inequalities.