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15th Nov 2022
‘Best buys’ and budgets
Evidence generation remains a minority sport
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14th Nov 2022
Statistics are too important to be confusing
Why people often find economic statistics confusing and difficult to understand and what to do about it
Working paper
11th Nov 2022
Improving Public Understanding of Economic Statistics (1 of 2)
Previous research has found that the UK public feel economics and economic statistics are communicated in a way that is “confusing”, “complicated” and “difficult to understand”. We also know that the UK public want to hear more economic information directly from economic statistics producers who they trust and without the…
Working paper
11th Nov 2022
Improving Public Understanding of Economic Statistics (2 of 2)
This study by BIT and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and carried out as part of the research programme of the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) and funded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) explores the role of the media as an intermediary for…
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9th Nov 2022
What works to boost business productivity? 3 lessons from our work
Policymakers need to fundamentally rethink what attractive and readily accessible business support looks like.
Blog
8th Nov 2022
What is COP27 missing?
Behavioural strategies can and must play a major role in decarbonising our economies
Blog
7th Nov 2022
Deliberative democracy in action
Deliberative democracy approaches can enable social media users to discuss, negotiate and reach collective views on difficult decisions that shape their own experiences online
Blog
1st Nov 2022
Five ways to cut your energy bill that actually work
We’ve been reviewing the evidence and have identified five actions households can take that will have meaningful impacts on their energy usage
Blog
25th Oct 2022
How can behavioural insights help save energy in the workplace?
Reducing energy usage at the workplace is not always as simple as just turning down the thermostat - employers must facilitate a shift in the way employees behave
Blog
17th Oct 2022
Expanding the social innovation pipeline
Many fields oscillate between optimism and despair and crime and youth justice policy has arguably seen the most extreme oscillations