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Speaking Truth: how focus group discussions enrich communication campaigns

Conversations have an interesting effect on your mood, your thought process, and even your behavior. If the discussions are engaging enough, you might offer your own words of wisdom and…

Five priority health areas for the next Nigeria government: how behavioral economics can help achieve them

Health is the base of every prosperous, economically productive nation yet it was not a prominent feature in the conversation leading up to the recent presidential election in Nigeria. Now,…

The Process is the Outcome: testing whether gendered processes create cultural distance for women in the workplace.

Women’s day often brings with it a resurgence of disheartening statistics such as only 1% of venture capital in Africa has gone to female founders, women fill less than 20% of US…

Can TV Teach Children Comprehension

The things we believe about something, whether true or untrue, define our approach towards it. In Europe, for example, the tomato was considered poisonous in the 1700s as it was…

Impact is an Inclusive Goal: Research participants have the answers, you just need to listen

Nobel Prize for pioneering work in developing a theory of radioactivity in 1903. It wasn’t until 1920 that she realized her own work was poisoning her and not until 1925…

Impact is an Inclusive Goal: working with pre-prints to increase access to research

Whether it is increasing access to reliable information in the wake of a pandemic or ensuring more farmers use agricultural insurance, our ultimate aim is to make people’s lives better in real and…

Assembly Line of Success: from the low-hanging fruit to long-term social change

Imagine waking up one morning with a burning desire to bring about social change in the developing world (for some of us, all over again). How many ways can you…

BeScights: Experience from three years of applied behavioral science in India

Report BeScights: Experience from three years of applied behavioral science in India Download PDF PARTNERDishaColLab 23SECTORGrowth and ExpansionPROJECT TYPEField ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMEPerspective| Perception OVERVIEW Understanding Behavioral Science BeScIGHTS is a…

One size does not fit all: how our cross cultural research agenda is making room for truly generalizable results

An academic paper is often judged by how well it has understood the field it is studying and its contribution towards advancing said field. By that standard behavioral economics literature…

The sausage is in the making: how we’re refining research methods for higher quality data

We have all been through it at some point in our academic lives. Palpable tension, and just a sprinkle [or five] of panic when the exam invigilator barks “15 minutes…