Martin Knapp

CASE Associate and Professor of Health and Social Care Policy

Expertise: economics, health and social care policy, mental health, neurodiversity, dementia, long-term care

Telephone:

+44 (0)20 7955 6225

Email:

m.knapp@lse.ac.uk

Room:

PAN 8.01

Links:

CASE
Department of Health Policy

Biography

Martin is a Professor at LSE, based in the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre and Department of Health Policy. He is Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Programme for Social Care. Martin has worked for many years as a researcher in the fields of social care, mental health, dementia, learning disability and neurodiversity. Much of his work uses economic arguments and evidence to inform policy discussion and influence practice development. His work has had numerous impacts on policy and practice in England and internationally.

Martin Knapp's current research interests are:

Social care
Mental health
Dementia
Neurodiversity
Economic evaluation

Martin's latest projects include:

Latest

Upcoming: CEP Public Events

Putting wellbeing and mental health at the heart of progress

20 June 2025

Martin Knapp (LSE), Laura Taylor (Oxford University)

The panel explore how we can identify cost-effective policies to improve societal wellbeing — and why it will be key to shaping the future of the UK and beyond... Read more...

Wellbeing Seminars

Understanding Local Variations in Individual Wellbeing. An Analysis of English Local Authorities Using the Annual Population Survey

14 June 2018

Martin Knapp (LSE)

Recent aggregated data suggests there exist important differences in local authority levels of wellbeing. They also describe significant changes through time in local wellbeing in certain localities. Using individual-lev... Read more...

Journal article

Cost-benefit analysis of psychological therapy

01 October 2007

Richard Layard & CEP Mental Health Policy Group, David M. Clark, Martin Knapp and Guy Mayraz

At present six million people are suffering from clinical depression or anxiety disorders, but only a quarter of them are in treatment. NICE Guidelines prescribe the offer of evidence-based psychological therapy, but the... Read more...