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Evidence from Massachusetts suggests that a multistep process discourages enrollment. The findings could help policymakers stave off a sharp decline in coverage when COVID-19 policies change.
The merits of ‘nudging’ have become. entangled in the ideological war over pandemic responses.
The behavioural technique may not be dead just quite yet.
How can we help pregnant women quit smoking, for their health and that of their unborn child, when substitutes and other methods seem less effective during this period?
Research shows people want government to restrict excess consumption through regulations, not just to rely on citizens to make better choices.
The technology exists, but homeowners aren’t being swayed by subsidies.
Can you really nudge people into washing their hands more? The evidence is far from perfect.
Too much of our discussion about vaccine hesitancy imagines the problem in rational terms. Perceptions about COVID-19 and vaccines are driven by emotion, not reason.
It is bad practice to compensate people who choose not to do the right thing, and it can create expectations.
How to inject more reality into gamblers’ overestimation of their chances of winning? One simple tool is feedback.
Apps like Klarna, Clearpay and Sezzle have rocketed in popularity during the pandemic.
Governments and companies are using incentives in hopes of getting more Americans to get a COVID-19 shot. A behavioral economist explains how they work.
Contactless payments may be convenient – but they also make it easier to overspend.
Deemed consent organ donation means that everyone is assumed to be an organ donor unless they opt out, but assuming consent raises some ethical issues.
Australia’s behavioral economics unit publishes rather than hides the results of its unsuccessful experiments.
Behavioural economics has three key insights to encourage take-up of the contact-tracing app.
There’s definitely such a thing as society – which is a huge challenge for developing an app that will ward off COVID-19.
For the app to work well, we might need an 80% take-up. Unless it is made mandatory, we’ll need both private and social incentives.
History shows that behavioural factors play a major role in slowing and stopping disease spread.
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