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- Academic publication
- 1st Dec 2019
Free riding or discounted riding? How the framing of a bike share offer impacts offer-redemption
We report the results of an experiment to increase use of a municipal bike sharing system. Two distinct groups – those who had newly moved close to a bike station (N=3,500) and those who lived in the vicinity of a newly built bike station (N=7,000) – were randomly assigned to…
- Academic publication
- 5th Nov 2019
Nudging early reduces administrative burden: Three field experiments to improve code enforcement
In the past decade, public sector organizations around the world have worked to simplify administrative processes as a way to improve user experience and compliance. Academic evidence on administrative burden supports this approach and there is a strong body of research showing that learning costs, compliance costs, and psychological costs…
- Academic publication
- 27th Aug 2019
Behavioural insight and the labour market: evidence from a pilot study and a large stepped-wedge controlled trial
In this article, we describe two experiments measuring the impact of a collection of interventions informed by behavioural sciences to reduce unemployment. In a small-scale pilot study (n = 2,383) run in partnership with a Jobcentre in the UK, we found that small changes to the way jobseekers interacted with employment…
- Blog
- 24th Jun 2019
How do I delete my search history? And other questions
What online data can tell us about ourselves
- Blog
- 20th Feb 2019
'Tips by Text' project to support parents in early learning
BIT & EEF partner up to support parents in early learning process
- Blog
- 7th Feb 2019
How can we support mental health patients on waiting lists?
One in three Britons will have a diagnosable mental health problem in any given year
- Blog
- 14th Jan 2019
Behavioural insights and the Long Term Plan for the NHS
Last week the UK government published its Long Term Plan for the NHS, an ambitious programme of work to make the health service fit for the future, saving hundreds of thousands of lives, and adding 5 years to life expectancy by 2030.
- Report
- 1st Oct 2018
From Intentions to Action: The Science Behind Giving Behaviours
This was a collaboration between The Rideau Hall Foundation and the Behavioural Insights Team
- Academic publication
- 20th Apr 2017
Using text reminders to increase attendance and attainment: Evidence from a field experiment
In a large-scale field experiment, we use text message reminders to increase student attendance and attainment within UK government-sponsored literacy and numeracy programs for adults.
- Blog
- 24th Oct 2016
Behavioral Insights and the City
From ancient Athens to modern New York, cities have long provided crucibles for human interaction, thriving and faltering in equal measure on the density and diversity of the lives within them. With 2 out of every 3 of us set to live in cities by 2050, it is hardly surprising…