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- 2nd Feb 2022
Five behavioural challenges and opportunities for 2022
In 2021, we saw the reach and impact of behavioural science continue to extend. From the UN hosting its first behavioural science week and declaring behavioural science as a “critical tool to progress on its mandate” to the publication of the final edition of Thaler and Sunstein’s classic book Nudge.…
- Blog
- 31st Jan 2022
The rise of evidence-based policymaking?
Last week saw the publication of the Evidence Commission report from the Global Commission on Evidence. The recommendation that is most likely to attract attention is the call for governments and Foundations to benchmark at least 1% of spend on R&D - experimentation, evaluation, and the strengthening of the evidence-building…
- Blog
- 26th Jan 2022
Reducing age bias against older workers in recruitment
Over the coming years, we can expect older workers to make up more of our workforce, both as a result of an ageing population and due to rises to the State Pension Age. Therefore, it is critical to find solutions to the barriers that older workers face when looking for…
- Blog
- 16th Dec 2021
Dangerous left turns slow by 17% in traffic study leveraging behavioral science
Our research showed that unsafe turning habits are preventable, and behaviorally-informed intersection design helps drivers make better turns
- Blog
- 14th Dec 2021
Promoting help-seeking behaviours among survivors of violence in Central America
Since 2018 BIT has partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank to explore how behavioral insights can encourage women in Central America to seek help if they experience gender-based violence
Also available in: Español
- Blog
- 14th Dec 2021
Promover comportamientos de búsqueda de ayuda entre sobrevivientes de violencia en Centroamérica
Desde 2018, el BIT se ha asociado con el Banco Inter-Americano de Desarrollo (BID) para explorar cómo las percepciones conductuales pueden alentar a las mujeres de estos países a buscar ayuda.
Also available in: English
- Report
- 8th Dec 2021
Getting young people into politics through service learning
Young people participate in politics less than any other age group, and they arguably suffer materially as a result. Service learning, a type of civic education, is one policy that has received a substantial amount of public investment in an attempt to solve this problem. However, the evidence to date…
- Blog
- 8th Dec 2021
Getting young people into politics
Participation in service learning increases young people’s participation in politics by 12%. This is the headline finding from our new report that marks the end of a 4 year research project with the National Citizen Service Trust (NCS Trust) and UCL’s School of Public Policy. This is new and promising…
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Michael Rosenbaum
Michael Rosenbaum is an Advisor with Behavioral Insights Team Americas, where he works applying behavioral insights to government service provision. Prior to joining BIT, Michael worked at Innovations for Poverty Action, where he supported the design, implementation, and analysis of rigorous research in the financial inclusion and survey methodology spaces.…
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Sarene Shaked
Sarene is an Associate Advisor at the Behavioral Insights Team Americas. Before joining BIT, she worked as a Research Associate for Innovations for Poverty Action Uganda, where she managed an RCT evaluating an entrepreneurial model of community health workers, looking particularly at its effect on infant mortality. Prior to moving…