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- 3rd Jul 2024
Celebrating Argentina’s first behavioral insights unit
Three years ago, Argentina’s first behavioral insights unit was born. The Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy Unit (UCCPP) was an incredible example of the promise for applied behavioral science in Latin America.
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- 3rd Jul 2024
Celebrando la primera unidad de ciencias del comportamiento de Argentina
Bajo la dirección de Iván Budassi y Fernando Torrente, el equipo de ocho personas logró grandes progresos en sólo tres años. Pusieron a prueba intervenciones, participaron en el debate público, proporcionaron asesoramiento basado en evidencia, y mucho más.
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- 19th Jun 2024
How reframing flexible working can drive up female recruitment
It is widely recognised that flexible work is one of the most important factors in helping women return to work, often due to ongoing caregiving responsibilities. Many women will only consider employers who offer such flexibility.
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- 13th Jun 2024
How to show true value in a CV in the gig economy
People in insecure work often accrue valuable skills and experience, even though their employment history may include frequent job changes, gaps between jobs, or periods of unemployment.
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- 10th Jun 2024
Helping employers transition to flexible working
From December all employers in Singapore will have to fairly consider staff requests for flexible working arrangements. This is a big step for the country’s companies – a recent survey found that more than half still maintained a traditional, full work-from-office policy.
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- 6th Jun 2024
Hacia la Erradicación del Dengue y otras Enfermedades Vectoriales: Un Enfoque Conductual y Sanitario en América Latina
Las ciencias del comportamiento ofrecen herramientas esenciales para influir en las prácticas y decisiones de las comunidades, promoviendo así un enfoque proactivo para reducir la prevalencia de las enfermedades transmitidas por el mosquito.
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- 31st May 2024
How media coverage of vaping restrictions might influence public perceptions: insights from a new study
To the disappointment of many anti-smoking campaigners, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill was shelved last week as the UK parliament was suspended ahead of the election in July. The headline measure would have banned the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 1 January 2009, but the bill would have…
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- 29th May 2024
Gen Z teens are taking far fewer risks
We look at how teenagers in Great Britain today are taking fewer drugs, gambling less, and having fewer pregnancies than previous generations.
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- 24th May 2024
Superando la Sequía: Enfoques Innovadores y Soluciones Sostenibles en la Gestión del Agua
Un elemento clave en la búsqueda de prácticas sostenibles de gestión del agua, es la implementación de estrategias que integren las ciencias del comportamiento en el desarrollo de soluciones.
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- 15th May 2024
Establishing Uruguay's first behavioral unit
Ceibal, the Uruguayan government’s digital technology center for education innovation, embodies these attributes and more. In early 2023, with support from the Inter-American Development Bank, they reached out to BIT for help structuring their own BI unit, the Behavioral Insights/Science Lab.