The folks at BIT continue to do and share high-quality behavioural science work. More from BIT:
Do American odds lead to riskier sports betting? New research from BIT shows that the way odds are presented shapes betting behaviour. In our large-scale trial, we found that people shown American odds consistently chose riskier bets and were significantly more overconfident about winning low-probability bets. Learn more.
Can financial rewards help people live healthier lives?Many adults in the UK struggle to be as healthy as they’d like. BIT’s pilot evaluation with the Department of Health and Social Care and HeadUp Labs tested whether financial incentives via an app-based intervention could help improve health. Learn more.
How behavioural science reduced student absenteeism in Uruguay. BIT partnered with Ceibal, the Uruguayan government’s digital technology center for education, to reduce public primary school student absences. Together we developed an intervention to shift parents’ and teachers’ behaviours around getting children to school. Learn more.
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