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The Three Laws of Human Behavior

Human behavior is remarkably complicated. And yet, just as Newton's laws of motion distill three fundamental truths about the physical world, the three laws of human behavior describe three fundamental truths of human behavior: People tend to stick to the status quo unless the forces of friction or fuel push us them off their path; behavior is a function of the person and their environment; every decision includes tradeoffs and the potential for unintended consequences.

By |2022-02-17T06:16:26+00:00May 7th, 2019|Categories: Behavioral Theory & Insights|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Good for Some, Bad for Others: The Welfare Effects of Nudges

Nudges have become popular policy instruments, for good reasons. However, recent studies show they might sometimes backfire or cause undesired distributional effects – differing impacts across people. Such studies highlight the importance of careful policy analysis that examines both the average and distributional impacts of nudges.

By |2022-02-17T06:18:52+00:00February 19th, 2019|Categories: Behavioral Theory & Insights|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Using Multiple Social Nudges to Reduce Peak Energy Demand

Can multiple social nudges be combined to achieve behavior change in electricity consumption? Find out in this post.

By |2022-02-17T06:23:01+00:00August 31st, 2018|Categories: Environment, Energy & Transportation|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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What is the Future of Behavioral Research and Large-scale Nudges? Five Practical Tips

By Nathan Maddix   Can Nudging Overcome Physics Envy? As is now well-known, tremendous results have been found for nudges – behavioral interventions designed to facilitate choice for welfare-promoting outcomes. In my work over the last 5 years, I have sought not only to design and administer nudges, but also to understand how economists and [...]

By |2022-06-30T01:27:36+00:00October 31st, 2017|Categories: Behavioral Theory & Insights, Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Research Methods|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Applying Behavioral Science to App Design: A Short Journey

Like many of you, I work in problem domains that are bedeviled by complexities, often in dispersed teams of people with different skills. New technologies are thrown into this problem solving mix with an accompaniment of overwhelming hyperbole on a daily basis. It soon becomes a case of struggling to see the forest for the trees. How exactly do we marry behavioral science, app design and engineering in an organized, coherent and repeatable manner in such a workplace?

By |2022-06-30T01:25:12+00:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Research Methods, Technology & Digital|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Three Ways the Internet of Things Is Shaping Consumer Behavior

The interconnection of devices within the “Internet of Things” (IoT) creates new data sources. Companies can now better observe people’s choices and test the effectiveness of different mechanisms to activate and retain more customers. It may also help policymakers overcome one of the most frequent problems of policy design: the lack of personalized content. We argue that the IoT not only disrupts the way we track our actions and monitor our goals, but also allows the identification of effective methods to alter our behavior. This is optimized by the combination of IoT, data analytics and behavioral science.

By |2022-02-17T06:44:00+00:00February 28th, 2017|Categories: Marketing & Consumer Behavior, Technology & Digital|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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A Nudge in the Green Direction

Despite good intentions, environmentally friendly attitudes do not always translate into corresponding food choices (the so-called intention-behavior gap). To investigate the potential benefits of behavioral nudges, the Flemish government’s Environmental, Nature and Energy Department, together with its partners, conducted tests in several retail locations. The results of our research are reported in this post.

By |2022-02-17T06:45:20+00:00January 23rd, 2017|Categories: Environment, Energy & Transportation, Marketing & Consumer Behavior|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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A Run-Down of the CEGA Behavioral Economics in Global Health Conference

“How can we use behavioral insights to nudge individuals into better health decision making?” This is one of the fundamental questions that inspired the third annual Conference on Behavioral Economics (BE) in Global Health at UC Berkeley, organized by the Behavioral Economics in Reproductive Health Initiative (BERI) at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA).

By |2022-02-17T06:50:12+00:00September 30th, 2016|Categories: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Emerging & Developing Economies, Health & Medicine|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Developing SIMPLER Solutions

The BIAS project completed 15 randomized controlled trials of behavioral interventions in child care, child support, and work support programs. This article summarizes the “SIMPLER” framework of behavioral concepts and shares examples of how these concepts were used in BIAS interventions.

By |2022-02-17T06:53:50+00:00May 11th, 2016|Categories: Behavioral Theory & Insights, Government & Civic Behavior, Society & Everyday Life|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Behavioral Economics and Healthcare: A Match Made in Heaven

By Benjamin Voyer   Out of all the areas of public life that can benefit from the applications of behavioural economics (BE) principles, healthcare is probably the one where it can make the biggest societal contribution. There are two main reasons why the healthcare industry should welcome (more!) BE insights. The first reason is that many [...]

By |2022-02-17T07:10:02+00:00September 3rd, 2015|Categories: Behavioral Theory & Insights, Health & Medicine|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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