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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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- 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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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…
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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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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…
- 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.
- 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…
- 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
- 20th May 2020
Improving NHS procurement with a behavioural procurement platform
Hospital procurement, a topic once confined to a handful of NHS experts, has now risen to national prominence with millions of citizens following updates on the procurement of vital resources needed to help the NHS combat COVID-19. We, at BIT, can now share the results of a trial we ran…
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- 29th May 2020
‘Double nudge’ encourages employers to offer flexibility, in turn boosting job application rates
We discuss an innovative trial we ran last year, showing how employers can reach a wider pool of talent by boosting their offer of flexibility at work.