Behavioral public policy in a global context : practical lessons from outside the nudge unit / Michael Sanders, Syon Bhanot, Shibeal O'Flaherty, editors.
Sanders, Michael (Economist); Bhanot, Syon.; O'Flaherty, Shibeal.
2023
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Behavioral public policy in a global context : practical lessons from outside the nudge unit / Michael Sanders, Syon Bhanot, Shibeal O'Flaherty, editors.
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9783031315091 (electronic bk.)
303131509X (electronic bk.)
3031315081
9783031315084
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31509-1
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Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
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English
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HN28
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320.6019
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This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding, joining, or building an institution that applies lessons from behavioral science to public policy. Katherine L. Milkman, James G. Dinan Professor, Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director, The Behavior Change for Good Initiative Behavioral science draws on research from across the social and natural sciences, and it has consistently shown that humans are not always rational. This insight has reshaped multiple fields, including economics, political science, and law. Since the early 2000s, the application of behavioral science to public policy has also grown exponentially. Policymakers and practitioners now regularly use behavioral science to rethink how they develop programs and solve social problems. The impact has been far-reaching; behavioral science has transformed how we think about the economy, public health, education, and beyond. In practice, behavioral insights have been used to raise tax revenues, help people access social welfare program benefits and employment opportunities, increase voter turnout, boost medication adherence, and more. There are now hundreds of entities international organizations, governments, business, and nonprofits building and investing in internal behavioral science teams. Unfortunately, most of the hard work of putting these teams together and applying behavioral science insights happens behind the scenes. This book unearths key stories and insights from pioneers in applied behavioral science. Michael Sanders is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Experimental Government Team in the Policy Institute at Kings College London. He was founding Chief Executive of What Works for Childrens Social Care and the first Chief Scientist of the Behavioral Insights Team, the world's first "nudge unit." Syon Bhanot is Associate Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College. His research focuses on using experimental methods to test behavioral science ideas in public policy contexts, with a focus on public health, prosocial behavior, and public administration. Shibeal OFlaherty is a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy at Kings College London. Her research focuses on applying behavioral science to improve welfare across a range of policy areas, including workplace wellbeing, access to benefits and programs, and sustainability.
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Intro
Foreword by David Halpern
Why 'Behavioral Insights'?
Methods: Is It True? Does It Work?
A Global Endeavor
Foxes or Hedgehogs?
Conclusion
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
Central Teams
From Innovative to Imperative: Evolving the Application of Behavioral Science in the Government of Canada
Part I: A New Behavioral Science Unit
Part II: Early Years of Building the Practice
Successes
Challenges
Part III: COVID-19 as an Inflection Point
Part IV: What We've Learned and Where We're Going

Longstanding Changes to Our Practice
Lessons Learned & Challenges Ahead
Conclusion
Ten Years of Ireland's Behavioural Research Unit
How the BRU Got Started
Initial Research Questions and Methods
Expansion of Research Questions and Methods
Science Practice
Final Thoughts
References
Line Departments
Learning by Doing: Designing and Testing Behavioral Interventions to Improve Labor Programs
Setting the Scene: Creating CEO's Behavioral Interventions Program
Case Study 1: Pilot OSHA Citation Process Increases Employer Responsiveness

Growing Creatively: Maturing DOL's BI Program
Lessons Learned: Ingredients for Success
Fail Faster, Fail Often: CEO's Project Initiation Approach
Case Study 3: Toward Better Unemployment Insurance Programs
Looking Forward: Closing Thoughts
Launching the First Federal Effort to Apply Behavioral Science to U.S. Human Services Programs
Child Care
Child Support Enforcement
Work Support
Designing for Social Impact: Behavioral Science Field Studies to Improve Economic Mobility
About MDRC
Behavioral Science Research at MDRC

Establishing the Center for Applied Behavioral Science at MDRC
From BIAS to New Domains
The CABS Behavioral Change Scaling Model
The CABS Approach to Problem-Solving
What is Next for CABS?
References
The World's First Government Behavioral Insights Team Dedicated to Public Health: Ten Lessons Learned Over a Decade of Experience
Lesson #1: Use the Novelty and Added Value of Behavioral Economics (and the Interest from Senior Policy Makers)

Lesson Learned #2: Need for Strong Diagnosis Based on Theory and Evidence to Address Complex Policy Priorities (Tailoring Your Approach to the Needs of Your Policy Area)
Lesson #3: There is a Need for a Broader Behavioral and Social Science Approach
Lesson #4: Apply a Systems and Behavioral Approach to the Mainstreaming of Behavioral and Social Science
Lesson #5: Grab Opportunities to Adapt and Develop-And Deliver Impact
Lesson #6: Build Internal Capability to Deliver Reputable Transdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science in Policy

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