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- 28th Mar 2019
Applying behavioural insights to international development
We’re often asked whether behavioural insights are relevant across different cultures and economies. After running projects with governments and organisations in more than 20 low and middle income countries - work summarised in our new report, out today - it’s a question we’re increasingly confident in answering: yes. Behavioural insights…
- Blog
- 13th May 2019
Can BI help tackle one of the world's top killers?
The Republic of Moldova, which has the highest incidence of TB in Europe, follows a treatment strategy called Directly-observed therapy (DOT). Under DOT TB patients are required by law to come to a clinic daily to take their medication under the supervision of a TB nurse. The strategy was based…
- Blog
- 15th Oct 2019
Humble Empiricists win the Nobel Prize in Economics!
A huge congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer who have just won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.
- Blog
- 10th Dec 2019
BIT included in consortium to bring play to refugee children with $100 million grant from The LEGO Foundation
We are thrilled to announce the launch of PlayMatters, an exciting initiative to bring 'Learning through Play to nearly one million children impacted by humanitarian crises in Ethiopia and Uganda'. BIT joins a world-class lineup of partners -- the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Plan International, War Child Holland, Ubongo, and…
- Report
- 5th Jun 2020
Evaluating the Impact of a Small Taxpayer Guide on Tax Compliance
In our third trial with Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT), we evaluated the impact of SAT's ‘Small Taxpayer Guide’ on Small Taxpayer’s declarations over the six months after they registered with the tax authority. By providing taxpayers with the guide when they are registering with SAT, we hoped to leverage a…
- Academic publication
- 1st Aug 2020
Video-observed therapy and medication adherence for tuberculosis patients: randomised controlled trial in Moldova
In this study, we analyse the effectiveness and patient cost-difference of video-observed therapy (VOT) compared to clinic-based directly observed therapy (DOT) in improving medication adherence in Moldova, a LMIC in Eastern Europe.
- Blog
- 7th Aug 2020
COVID-19 prevention: Too much information?
When communicating about coronavirus, policymakers face a delicate balancing act: sharing enough information that people know what to do, but not so much that it becomes overwhelming. How much information is too much? To answer this question we ran a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in Bangladesh on good handwashing technique,…
- Report
- 20th Aug 2020
Addressing Information Barriers to Birth Registration
Our collaboration with Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP) explored how behavioural insights could be applied to increase birth registration in Guatemala. Not being registered at birth presents a number of obstacles in later life, such as lack of access to healthcare, education, social programs and land ownership. Inconsistent information…
- Blog
- 28th Aug 2020
From a workshop to farms: reducing bovine tuberculosis in Argentina
Bovine tuberculosis results in a $7 million annual loss for Argentinian farmers, forces the country to throw away 19,000 kilos of meat every day and could have detrimental public health implications if not well managed. Here is how BIT applied behavioural science to tackle this challenging problem.
Also available in: Español
- Blog
- 28th Aug 2020
Ciencias del comportamiento en los campos ganaderos de Argentina: reduciendo la tuberculosis bovina
¿Podrán poner en práctica lo que estamos dictando en este curso o sus apuntes terminarán en el fondo de un cajón? Si alguna vez tuviste que facilitar un taller o una capacitación seguramente esta pregunta te resulte familiar. Motivados por nuestra misión de capacitar a nuestros aliados, BIT ha facilitado…
Also available in: English