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- Report
- 5th May 2020
The perception of fairness of algorithms and proxy information in financial services
We partnered with the the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation to investigate how people respond to the use of algorithms in personal finances.
- Blog
- 14th Apr 2020
The forgotten frontline: four ways you can help food delivery workers during the COVID-19 crisis
Ten years ago, UberEats and Deliveroo did not exist, now they’re multi-billion dollar global businesses. Today food delivery workers make it much easier for many of us to comply with social distancing rules amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A quick look at Google Search trends suggests they must be: Deliveroo, Uber…
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Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth is a Principal Advisor at BIT Americas. Her research focuses on improving service delivery via behavioral science and program evaluation for government and NGO partners. She currently leads our US portfolio on issues of labor and social protection. Prior to BIT, Elizabeth worked for an international development organization that…
- Blog
- 1st Apr 2020
Supporting employers and workers through the pandemic
While Covid-19 is primarily a public health issue, it also presents unprecedented challenges for both employers and workers. In this post, we set out additional suggestions for employers to support their workers during the main part of the crisis, based on behavioural insights.
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Cameron Knott
Cameron is the Research Lead for our Singapore office, overseeing all research projects in Singapore and across the region. He also leads a set of flagship research projects and external training - including the BI Practitioner Program, a 13-week intensive course that trains Singaporean civil servants how to manage research…
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Dr Elizabeth Convery
Elizabeth is a Principal Advisor and the Head of Research in our Australian office. In addition to leading Australia's research function, she also leads major programs of work in the areas of healthcare and work health and safety (WHS). Prior to joining the Behavioural Insights Team, she was a senior…
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Leah Everist
Leah is a Senior Advisor in BIT’s New York office, where she leads BIT's portfolio of collaborations with US States. She has led work with teams around the country on using behavioral insights to improve the inclusiveness and effectiveness of programs that serve the public, designing for challenges such as…
- Blog
- 17th Jan 2020
Increasing economic mobility in US cities
Earlier this year, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Ballmer Group launched a new program to increase economic mobility in a number of US cities. This program is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, which helps local governments improve residents' lives by using data…
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Tim Hardy
Tim is a Research Advisor in the Research and Evaluations team. He works on experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations across a variety of policy areas such as energy and sustainability, equality and diversity, local government and services, and work and the economy. Before joining BIT, Tim completed an MPhil in Economics…
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Cathy Magrey
Cathy is a registered organisational psychologist and PMP certified Project Manager with over ten years experience working in learning, capability development and behaviour change. At BIT Cathy leads capability building programmes and is responsible for designing training to drive behavior change. In this role Cathy has been commissioned by No.10…