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BIT is working with the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) to test the effectiveness of homelessness interventions by applying - and rigorously evaluating - behavioural science methods.
In a new trial, we collaborated with energy provider Powershop Australia to help reduce energy demand during these busy periods and make the most of their demand response system
If you’ve ever run a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT), you know how exciting it is to find a solution that works.
Today sees the publication of a peer reviewed paper in the Journal of Public Policy outlining the interventions that we tested in Essex which involved the development of new way of conceiving the job-search process.
Professor Robert Shiller, Nobel Prize-winning economist joins us at the Behavioural Exchange Conference tomorrow. His latest work on narrative economics shows how stories and narratives are inherent to the human experience. We think they could be better understood and deployed in public policy.
It’s nearly ten years since BIT was set up in No10 with the seemingly simple (but in reality daunting) aim of incorporating a better understanding of human behaviour into public policy, while also saving the government ten times our running costs.
If you are an investor, do you know how much your investment dealer receives in fees for the services they provide to you? If not, you are certainly not alone.
In our new series of blog posts, our experts explore how behavioural science can encourage us to have more sustainable diets.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, many organisations and universities are searching for evidence-based strategies to combat sexual harassment. Encouraging bystanders, those who witness or hear about sexual harassment, to take action is a promising way to do this.
Here we take a look at some examples to see how our diets have always been in flux – and often deliberately influenced.
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