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Gamification Revisited: New Experimental Findings in Retail Investing
Building on our 2022 research, which found that gamification tactics can harm investors by encouraging them to trade more frequently, BIT partnered with the Ontario Securities Commission on a follow-up experiment. In a randomized controlled trial, we tested four more engagement techniques that platforms are starting to use
Artificial Intelligence and Retail Investing: Scams and Effective Countermeasures
People have been orchestrating financial fraud and scams for centuries. But the recent rise of generative AI has massively increased the scale and sophistication of scams, including in capital markets. Regulators are rightly concerned and focused on how to protect retail investors. BIT and the Ontario Securities Commission investigated this…
Artificial Intelligence and Retail Investing: Use Cases and Experimental Research
AI applications are beginning to dramatically influence the experiences of retail investors around the world - from providing advice and automated portfolio management to ‘turbo-charging’ fraud and scams. Securities regulators are striving to understand, prioritize and address potential investor harms while fostering innovation.
Using behavioural insights to increase post-secondary and career services participation
In a rapidly changing labour market, how can people be empowered to make better decisions about skills and work?
How can we reach non-English speakers for cancer screenings?
Not everyone takes advantage of screening when they’re eligible, and groups with language and cultural barriers get screened even less.
Applying behavioural insights in community-based organizations
Nonprofits of all sizes can generate meaningful benefits from applying behavioural insights (BI), from increasing charitable giving to growing program enrolment, and more.
Good data is critical to employment equity
Good data is essential to achieving workplace equity goals. Imagine as an employer that you’re trying to increase equity in your team or organisation but aren’t sure what your current staff demographics are. To establish an accurate baseline and inform targets, you’ll need data. Specifically, employee self-identification information. This is…
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.
How can influencers encourage sustainable behaviours?
Working with Unilever, and its brands Dove and Hellmans, BIT designed and ran, to our knowledge, the largest online randomised-controlled trial with over 6,013 TikTok or Instagram users from across 3 countries (the UK, USA and Canada) to test the effect of different types of social media messaging.