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- Academic publication
- 25th Oct 2014
The Use of Descriptive Norms in Public Administration: A Panacea for Improving Citizen Behaviours?
Recent years have seen a growth in the use of social norm messages by local and national governments. These messages have been primarily used to induce desired behaviours among the non-compliant minority by pointing to the compliance of the majority.
- Academic publication
- 8th Jul 2015
Targeting voter registration with incentives: A randomized controlled trial of a lottery in a London borough
Does an incentive—in the form of a lottery—increase voter registration, particularly among poorer members of society? In the summer of 2012, two groups of 20,000 randomly selected households from a London Borough were informed that they would be placed into a prize draw if they registered to vote by 28…
- Blog
- 7th Aug 2015
"You have been selected": Driving uptake of Government schemes
In 2013 and 2014 BIT worked with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to design, launch and run the Growth Vouchers programme. After the scheme had launched the number of applications was lower than hoped. This is not an uncommon occurrence with Government schemes - lots of time and…
- Blog
- 28th Sep 2015
Using a lottery to incentivise voter registration
A lottery made people register faster, saving the local authority money, but did not change the overall rates of voter registration
- Blog
- 5th May 2016
BIT, Oxford University and Harvard University to host Data Science and Government Conference
On the 22nd of June 2016, Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government, in collaboration with the Behavioural Insights Team and Harvard’s Behavioral Insights Group, will host a meeting of academics and policymakers to discuss Data Science and Government. This one-day conference programme will combine the latest academic findings with real-world…
- Blog
- 7th Jul 2016
Corruption: Can a behavioural approach shift the dial?
The first global summit on anti-corruption was held in London in May. The summit brought together world leaders, businesses, academics, civil society and international organisations to discuss the practical steps that could be taken to tackle corruption across the world. Here at BIT, we think that behavioural science can make…
- Blog
- 11th Jul 2016
How do social workers make decisions?
Reform of the children’s social care system is a key priority for the current Government and last week the Department for Education released a policy paper setting out their vision for the sector. This paper included details of the Department’s ongoing programme of reform, including workforce accreditation and new structural…
- Blog
- 3rd Aug 2016
How can government make better use of data science? Insights from the first Data Science & Government Conference
Earlier this year the Behavioural Insights Team, working together with Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government and Harvard's Behavioral Insights Group, hosted a one-day conference exploring the topic of data science and government. The conference attracted 200 participants from across government, industry, and academia. In his opening remarks, David Halpern, BIT's CEO…
- Blog
- 10th Aug 2016
Honouring the political
One of those déjà vu stories has been running over the past couple of weeks. A Prime Minister departs, and in their wake a number of Ministers and their advisers. The departing Prime Minister recommends for honours a number of those who have worked loyally for them and the Party.…
- Publication
- 26th Sep 2016
Behavioural Economics Guide - Vol 1 Public Policy - Mexican Institute for Behavioural Economics
The Mexican Institute for Behavioural Economics has published their Behavioural Economics Guide. The guide, one of the first of its kind to be written in Spanish, focuses on the application of behavioural economics to public policy. Covering a range of topics, the guide includes a chapter written by the Behavioural…