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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…

Participant voice first: The Busara research agenda on ethical research in the Global South

Participant voice first: The Busara research agenda on ethical research in the Global South

Groundwork Participant voice first: The Busara research agenda on ethical research in the Global South Download PDF SECTOR Ethical research PROJECT TYPE Field and Lab Experiments BEHAVIORAL THEME Integrity…

When the measure is broken the solution is wrong: a project on intimate partner violence in Nairobi shows why choosing the right measure matters.

When the measure is broken the solution is wrong: a project on intimate partner violence in Nairobi shows why choosing the right measure matters.

Measures enable us to estimate behavior change due to a particular intervention. In research settings, reliable and valid measures are a prerequisite to answer research questions and draw conclusions about…

When the measure is broken the solution is wrong: building measures that are contextually relevant in India.

When the measure is broken the solution is wrong: building measures that are contextually relevant in India.

It is impossible to say whether or not an intervention works if we cannot measure it effectively. Measures enable us to estimate behavior change due to a particular intervention. If…

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

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

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…

Efficient lighting uptake among the urban poor: evidence from a Kenyan informal settlement.

Efficient lighting uptake among the urban poor: evidence from a Kenyan informal settlement.

&nbsp Case study Efficient lighting uptake among the urban poor: Evidence from a Kenyan informal settlement Download PDF BUSARA GROUNDWORKSECTOREnergyPROJECT TYPE Field and Lab ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMEEfficiency| Urgency OVERVIEW We look…

Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves.

Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves.

&nbsp Case study Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves Download PDF SECTORCulturePROJECT TYPE Field and Lab ExperimentsBEHAVIORAL THEMECohesion| motive OVERVIEW The aim of this is to…

Value and validation: how feedback enhances the quality of research outputs

Value and validation: how feedback enhances the quality of research outputs

If there’s one thing participants could change about research, it would be feedback. In a recent qualitative study, Busara’s research participants told us that they would want to learn the…

Seen but not heard: ethical considerations for inclusive research in the global south

Seen but not heard: ethical considerations for inclusive research in the global south

“They (open-ended questions) are the best types of questions to use in research because they do not confine someone to a certain point, but instead, the person will have the…