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- 23rd Feb 2022
The Gambling Policy & Research Unit
In September, we launched the Gambling Policy & Research Unit to design, test and scale solutions to reduce gambling harm. Since then we’ve been busy!
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- 16th Feb 2022
Peer-to-peer financial guidance at work: Lessons from the field
If you are an employer, it will come as no surprise that financial concerns impact your employees’ mental and physical health, and can even affect work performance. Research estimates that money worries cost the UK economy £120bn and 17.5 million lost hours of work. The good news is, employers can…
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- 8th Feb 2022
Safer Internet Day: 5 behavioural projects to improve online safety
Today is Safer Internet Day, a day used to campaign for all stakeholders to ‘make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for children and young people.’ In this blog we outline why online platforms are so adept at influencing human behaviour and showcase five projects…
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- 3rd Dec 2021
Pensions: What are your options?
When was the last time you checked your pension pot? Do you know the options available to you? And are you confident that you have enough money saved up for retirement?
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- 24th Nov 2021
Measuring biases in Malaysians' financial behaviours
We wanted to examine the financial behaviours of Malaysians and find out whether these are affected by some classic cognitive biases.
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- 11th Nov 2021
Money Talk - more than a penny for your thoughts
Historically, not mentioning money has been an age-old rule that has guided British social interactions. However, this social norm may do more harm than good.
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- 16th Sep 2021
Would you like friction with that?
If you’re reading this, you are no doubt familiar with nudges. But what about sludges?
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- 15th Sep 2021
Behavioural Insights Team launches Gambling Policy & Research Unit 🎲
Today, BIT launches the Gambling Policy & Research Unit, a dedicated team of specialists with a mandate to develop and rigorously test methods and approaches to significantly reduce gambling harms. The UK is already the largest regulated gambling market in the world. Our vision for the Gambling Policy & Research…
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- 1st Sep 2021
Shouting into the void: The importance of engagement for safety messaging in the gig economy
In this time of COVID-19, we’ve seen the rise of a new hero: the food delivery worker (FDW). FDWs brave the streets and keep us well fed from our local restaurants as we move in and out of lockdowns. But the work of an FDW can be dangerous, and until…
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- 12th Aug 2021
One behaviour at a time: Redesigning entrepreneurship pathways in the Arab States
We recently co-hosted a webinar at the UN Behavioural Science Week 2021 during which we presented initial evidence from the project and asked UNDP colleagues in participating Country Offices to reflect on their experience thus far. We share three insights below about what it takes to apply behavioural science to…