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- 28th Aug 2019
Helping people back into work and helping others take up the mantle
Today sees the publication of a peer reviewed paper in the Journal of Public Policy outlining the interventions that we tested in Essex which involved the development of new way of conceiving the job-search process.
- Report
- 28th Aug 2019
Evaluating Leadership and Management Programmes
Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face a number of constraints to growth. Studies highlight the difficulty of accessing credit, fragmented markets, poor management practices, lack of infrastructure and an uncertain regulatory environment. Addressing barriers such as these could contribute to growth, productivity and job creation across SSA. CDC Group plc…
- Blog
- 4th Sep 2019
The Story of Narratives
Professor Robert Shiller, Nobel Prize-winning economist joins us at the Behavioural Exchange Conference tomorrow. His latest work on narrative economics shows how stories and narratives are inherent to the human experience. We think they could be better understood and deployed in public policy.
- Blog
- 16th Sep 2019
The behavioural science community gathers in London
It’s nearly ten years since BIT was set up in No10 with the seemingly simple (but in reality daunting) aim of incorporating a better understanding of human behaviour into public policy, while also saving the government ten times our running costs.
- Blog
- 19th Sep 2019
The meat of the problem
In our new series of blog posts, our experts explore how behavioural science can encourage us to have more sustainable diets.
- Blog
- 25th Sep 2019
Diets in flux
Here we take a look at some examples to see how our diets have always been in flux – and often deliberately influenced.
- Blog
- 2nd Oct 2019
A partnership to reduce social security arrears
One of the most cost-effective ways of scaling the use of behavioural insights (BI) around the world is by building BI capacity. BIT does this by running projects in close collaboration with partner organisations.
- Blog
- 8th Oct 2019
Giving behavioural insights and business policy a firm nudge
In the long run, improving productivity is the most important way of raising the standard of living for a country’s citizens.
- Blog
- 15th Oct 2019
Humble Empiricists win the Nobel Prize in Economics!
A huge congratulations to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer who have just won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.
- Blog
- 16th Oct 2019
Don’t tell me what to eat!
The prospect of the state meddling with our diets is not welcomed by everyone – our food preferences are so deeply personal, aren’t they?