A teachable moment doesn’t have to arise naturally; even a simulated one helped make British police officers 21% less likely to be hooked by a phishing email, in one of a series of behavioural nudges. Read More
The behavioural economics team in the Prime Minister’s department has published hours of valuable educational videos from Behavioural Exchange 2018, the international conference it hosted… Read More
The co-father of modern nudges, former White House official Cass Sunstein, has five principles that should prevent most of the no-go areas of ethical government interventions. Read More
The sudden rush to opt out of e-health records amid major privacy concerns demonstrates that governments have to be careful about how they use the most powerful nudge of all. Read More
The volume of data government generates, collects, exchanges and analyses is going through the roof. So what does it take to create a sound governance model that not only meets public expectations but can still glean useful context, intelligence and solid evidence to power effective policy? Read More
It's all the rage for governments to have a behavioural insights/economics research unit these days -- at least for those jurisdictions with the budget to spare like New South Wales. But whether you're on a shoestring or not, there's so much behavioural science already being researched around the world. Read More
Behavioural insights teams are turning to society's toughest questions, like social mobility and family violence. With experimentation and an understanding of irrational behaviour, there's great potential beyond getting taxes paid on time. Read More
The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government has begun podcasting, easing into the format by posting an interview between a staff member and experimental economist Robert Slonim. Read More
Behavioural science teams in the New South Wales government are beginning to apply their approach to bigger, more complex public policy challenges. So far, nudge squads have mostly looked to influence citizen behaviour in simple, transactional situations. Read More
Public sector decision making and regulated organisations are the next frontiers of behavioural economics, says the OECD. Its new report, featuring over 100 case studies, contains a guide to using BI in new ways. Read More
A new academic paper proposes that three public sector trends — behavioural science, predictive analytics and the investment approach to welfare — can combine powerfully into what the authors term the "digital nudge". Read More
From a scientific point of view, the standard way public policy is implemented at scale with little testing is extremely reckless. But human behaviour is "predictably irrational" and experimental trials offer policy assurance. Read More
PODCAST: Professor Glyn Davis explores the growing influence of nudge as a public policy tool. But how effective is it? And are there ethical concerns? Read More
Nudges have taken the public sector by storm, expanding all over government. One of their chief promoters around the world is confident they aren't a passing fad, but warns against complacency and overuse. Read More
There's more government can learn from behavioural science than just nudges from choice architects. Public sector decision-makers can also be supported to make defensible decisions, in line with prioritised objectives. Read More
