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Louis Shaw

Louis is part of the research team at BIT, working primarily with the Gambling Policy and Research Unit (GPRU). He is mostly involved in the design and evaluation of behavioural interventions with gambling operators and banking firms to reduce gambling-related harms. Prior to joining BIT, Louis studied the MPhil in…
  • Academic publication
  • 22nd Oct 2021

Using a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of social norms feedback to reduce antibiotic prescribing without increasing inequities

We aimed to test whether a social-norm-based intervention successful elsewhere would have an effect on GPs with high prescribing rates of antibiotics. We also aimed to assess the effects on prescribing for Māori and Pacific patients.
  • Blog
  • 1st Nov 2021

How can we use TV to inspire viewers to decarbonise their lifestyles?

In recent years, powerful documentaries - such as Blue Planet, Seaspiracy, Plastic Nile, and even Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm have highlighted environmental issues. As world leaders pack their bags to meet in Glasgow for the COP26 Climate summit, we wonder, could content like this help us achieve Net Zero?
  • Academic publication
  • 1st Nov 2021

Persisting effects of social norm feedback letters in reducing household electricity usage in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe

In a large-scale randomized field experiment in Chisinau, Moldova, with over 120,000 households, we tested the influence of a simple, one-time letter presenting electricity-usage social comparison feedback.
  • Blog
  • 10th Nov 2021

Increasing court attendance in New Zealand with behavioural science

When defendants miss a court appointment, many things can happen. Most of these are bad.
  • Blog
  • 24th Nov 2021

Measuring biases in Malaysians' financial behaviours

We wanted to examine the financial behaviours of Malaysians and find out whether these are affected by some classic cognitive biases.
  • Blog
  • 3rd Dec 2021

Pensions: What are your options?

When was the last time you checked your pension pot? Do you know the options available to you? And are you confident that you have enough money saved up for retirement?
  • Blog
  • 8th Dec 2021

Getting young people into politics

Participation in service learning increases young people’s participation in politics by 12%. This is the headline finding from our new report that marks the end of a 4 year research project with the National Citizen Service Trust (NCS Trust) and UCL’s School of Public Policy. This is new and promising…
  • Blog
  • 14th Dec 2021

Promoting help-seeking behaviours among survivors of violence in Central America

Since 2018 BIT has partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank to explore how behavioral insights can encourage women in Central America to seek help if they experience gender-based violence

Also available in: Español

  • Blog
  • 14th Dec 2021

Promover comportamientos de búsqueda de ayuda entre sobrevivientes de violencia en Centroamérica

Desde 2018, el BIT se ha asociado con el Banco Inter-Americano de Desarrollo (BID) para explorar cómo las percepciones conductuales pueden alentar a las mujeres de estos países a buscar ayuda.

Also available in: English