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- 28th Mar 2023
Mejorar las oportunidades de progresión profesional de las mujeres en empleos poco cualificados y con bajos salarios en España
Resumen general Este informe presenta las conclusiones de un programa de investigación sobre los obstáculos a los que se enfrentan las mujeres que realizan trabajos poco cualificados y con bajos salarios en España, así como las posibles soluciones a los mismos. La investigación, llevada a cabo por el Behavioural Insights…
- Report
- 28th Mar 2023
Improving progression opportunities for women in low-paid and low-skill jobs in South Africa
Executive Summary This report presents the findings of a research programme on the barriers faced by women in low-paid and low-skill work in South Africa, alongside potential solutions. The research, conducted by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), was part of a global research programme focused on South Africa, the UK,…
- Report
- 28th Mar 2023
Improving progression opportunities for women in low-paid and low-skill jobs
This report presents the findings of a research programme on the barriers faced by women in low-paid and low-skill work in the UK, alongside potential solutions. The research, conducted by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), was part of a global research programme focused on the UK, France, Spain, and South…
- New publication
- 20th Mar 2023
A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science
10 new proposals to enable behavioural science to truly fulfill its potential for improving lives and societies
- Academic publication
- 20th Mar 2023
A manifesto for applying behavioural science
This manifesto for the future of applied behavioural science looks at the challenges facing the field and sets out ten proposals to address them.
- Report
- 16th Mar 2023
How to improve workplace equity: Evidence-based actions for employers
Advancing equity in the workplace is an urgent priority for employers. But it’s hard to know what strategies actually work and are worth investing in.
- Report
- 15th Mar 2023
How to reduce food waste using three low-cost nudges
In 2022, BIT worked with Ne'ma, the UAE's National Food Waste and Loss Initiative, to test three nudges to reduce food waste in hotel restaurants. The results were stunning: the nudges reduced food waste by up to 44% without affecting customer satisfaction.
- Report
- 25th Jan 2023
How to build a Net Zero society
Tackling climate change is not only a moral and legal obligation but is the growth opportunity of the 21st century and is backed by huge public support
- Academic publication
- 20th Jan 2023
Misconceptions about the Practice of Behavioral Public Policy
In 2022, Nick Chater and George Loewenstein published a pre-print called ‘The i-frame and the s-frame: How focusing on individual-level solutions has led behavioral public policy astray’. I find this paper to be deeply flawed and ultimately self-defeating.
- Academic publication
- 5th Dec 2022
Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps
In a preregistered audit field experiment in the UK we show that rewriting a résumé so that previously held jobs are listed with the number of years worked (instead of employment dates) increases callbacks from real employers compared to résumés without employment gaps by approximately 8%, and with employment gaps…