Money can’t move a ton of bricks: the real currency of economic life
You are driving on a road and are coming to a fork. The road splits into two: one a major motorway and the other a slightly smaller service road. After…
Making policy work for the people: how the new Indian government can use behavioral science for inclusive development in India
Over the past month, the focus in India has been on one particular kind of human behavior: voting. What would India decide? Now that the votes are counted and a…
A better how: Manage relationships when starting and ending research with human participants
Establishing and nurturing relationships with communities is critical for the success of development research involving human participants. By investing resources and effort into fostering these relationships, researchers can cultivate mutual…
Contextually grounded research in postgraduate research training in Africa: why and how
Stepping into postgraduate research training in Kenya The process of founding Eider Africa, an African-led research mentorship organization in Kenya in 2016, has been thought-provoking, healing, occasionally perplexing, and inspirational.…
Why won’t they just take the vaccine: a behavioral science approach to driving uptake of the HPV vaccine in India.
In early 2021, India saw one of its largest vaccination drives when it released the COVID vaccine and set out to vaccinate about 300 million priority groups against the virus.…
User perspectives on online family planning services: qualitative insights from current and potential users of e-Pharmacy and telemedicine in Lagos, Nigeria
A. Background and Objectives With a birth rate of 5.31 live births per woman, a median birth interval of 30.9 months, and a population exceeding 200 million, Nigeria is the…
We’re WEIRD: addressing the narrowness of behavioral science
Note: this blog post is an excerpt from Steve’s chapter in the soon-to-be-published book: Behavioral Science for Development: Insights and Strategies for Global Impact, edited by Luis Artavia-Mora & Zarak…
Solve for more than the problem: working with behavioral principles to give youth digital solutions to the climate crisis.
Following heatwaves in Europe, North America and Asia, and wildfires in Canada, Greece and North Africa, July 2023 is officially the hottest month ever recorded. As the UN secretary general…
The same skills, only different: why we need more research on soft skills in the Global South.
Critical thinking, motivation, the ability to communicate and get along with others: most would agree that employees should possess these “soft skills” to be successful in the workforce. Soft skills…
A food safety signal: improving food safety in Nigerian traditional market systems
Article A food safety signal Improving food safety in Nigerian traditional market systems By Nimo Muthike, Nengapate Kuria, Fadila Jumare and Joseph Dalley Humans rely on visual and audio…