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25th Oct 2017
Evaluation of Complex Whole-School Interventions: Methodological and Practical Considerations
Evaluating the impact of complex whole-school interventions (CWSIs) is challenging.
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Report
14th Dec 2017
El uso de la ciencia de datos en políticas públicas
La variedad de técnicas que componen la ciencia de datos (nuevas herramientas para analizar datos, nuevos conjuntos de datos y formas novedosas de datos) tienen un gran potencial para ser utilizadas en políticas públicas. Sin embargo, hasta la fecha, estas herramientas han sido principalmente del dominio de los académicos y,…
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Blog
6th Feb 2018
One hundred years of votes for women: what next to close the gender gap in politics?
Behavioural science can offer a range of solutions for the political gender gap. One promising direction is to increase the visibility of female politicians that young women can identify with.
Blog
17th Apr 2018
Unemployed after 40 years: what next?
Keith Lowe worked at the BHP steelworks in Newcastle, a regional city in Australia, for nearly 40 years before it closed in 1999. Despite the shock of closure, Keith walked out of the steelworks’ gates for the last time with confidence in his future. Keith likes using his hands. Before…
Blog
25th May 2018
How confirmation bias stops us solving problems
Even when people do get exposed to challenging information, confirmation bias can cause them to reject it and, perversely, become even more certain that their own beliefs are correct
Report
21st Jun 2018
Presenting gender pay gap figures to the public: an online randomised controlled trial
We worked with GEO to test alternative ways of presenting GPG figures to affect comprehension and public attitudes; we wanted the public to be able to distinguish between companies with a large GPG and those with a small GPG.
Report
11th Jul 2018
Gobierno conductual
Este reporte también está disponible en inglés Los gobiernos utilizan cada vez más las ciencias del comportamiento para diseñar, mejorar y reevaluar sus políticas y servicios. Incorporando estos conocimientos, las entidades gubernamentales adoptan una visión más realista del comportamiento humano obteniendo de esa forma mejores resultados. Sin embargo, paradójicamente, los…
Report
1st Oct 2018
Can behavioural insights be used to reduce risky play in online environments?
The rise of online gambling means that placing a bet is only ever a few clicks away. This increased accessibility has been a boon for the majority of gamblers who play safely. However, for those that are negatively affected by gambling, increased accessibility poses a risk of financial, social or…
Report
19th Oct 2018
Reducing Tax Return Errors in Form 1770 in Indonesia
The aim of this project was to reduce common errors that Indonesian taxpayers make when completing certain sections of their tax return form. In an online experiment using BIT’s Predictiv platform, we tested the impact of a two-page FAQ flyer on accuracy when completing the form. Compared to participants who…
Report
19th Oct 2018
Encouraging Earlier Tax Returns in Indonesia
In Indonesia, as in other countries around the world, a large proportion of taxpayers file their taxes at the last minute. This leads to long queues in front of tax offices and crashes of the online system around the deadline, which erodes tax morale and puts pressure on the system.…