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- 27th Apr 2023
High stakes for gamblers
After six ministers, four culture secretaries and too many years of waiting, the gambling white paper is finally here. Policy reviews tend not to set the pulse racing, but this one has the potential to make a real difference for a very vulnerable group of people.
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- 15th Mar 2023
How to improve quality of work using Behavioural Insights
The latest UK figures show that over a fifth of people aged 16-64 are out of the labour force (neither working nor looking for work). Some of the reasons for inactivity are financial, but others are much more than financial.
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- 13th Jan 2023
Gamified online stock trading harms consumers
Gamification tactics can have a strong impact on DIY investors, encouraging them to increase their trading frequency even when doing so is not in their best interest
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- 9th Dec 2022
Atypical paths to play: Women, ethnic minorities & gambling related harms
Historically, gambling research has focused on the white male gambler. However this risks neglecting the growing number of women and ethnic minorities who are experiencing gambling harms
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- 7th Dec 2022
How To Support Employee Financial Well-being
Employers have an absolutely crucial role to play in their employees’ financial wellbeing. There is a large appetite for this: over two-thirds of UK employees want more support from their employers when it comes to money.
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- 7th Dec 2022
Innovation in financial wellbeing
Six years ago, we set out to develop and test promising new ideas to give people more security and control over their finances. Here's what we've learnt.
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- 6th Dec 2022
House of Lords hosts gambling harms event
On 29 November BIT's Gambling Policy and Research Unit (GPRU) held an event at the UK House of Lords bringing together key stakeholders, policy and decision makers who are working in the field of reducing gambling harms - GPRU's core mission. Attendees included representatives from industry organisations, support services and…
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- 22nd Nov 2022
5 traps to avoid on Black Friday
It’s Black Friday time again. This year UK spending is expected to hit £7.5bn with customers spending over £200 each on average according to PwC. This trumps the typical spend during Boxing Day of around £186 each. Businesses know this is a lucrative sales time, but also that record levels…
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- 16th Nov 2022
Helping users shape their digital world
Who should make decisions regarding governance of a social media platform that connects billions of people?
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- 13th Oct 2022
Reaching nonprofit program participants - developing more effective tools by learning what doesn’t work
Many nonprofits strive to increase program participation but reaching new people can be challenging. The behavioural insights approach can identify which outreach tools are worth investing in