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  • Pequeños empujones para América Latina y el Caribe: una década de mejorar la política pública con la economía del comportamiento
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  • Behavioral Insights for Foresighted Public Finance

    Behavioral Insights for Foresighted Public Finance

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  • Training Session

    Training Sessions

    IDB Behavioral Economics training in Trinidad and Tobago for the Ministry of Public Utilities.

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  • How can Behavioral Insights Inform Private Sector Digital Training Strategies?

    How can Behavioral Insights Inform Private Sector Digital Training Strategies?

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  • Behavioral Economics Can Help Fight Coronavirus

    Behavioral Economics Can Help Fight Coronavirus

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  • 10 Lessons from the Behavioral Sciences for Policy-Making in the Social Sector
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  • LACEA BRAIN

    LACEA BRAIN

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  • How to Improve Communication during COVID-19

    How to Improve Communication during COVID-19

    A practical guide

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  • Behaviors that improves lives

     

     

     

     

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Our Experience

Using behavioral tools to increase…

Using behavioral tools to increase compliance with good agricultural practices
Using behavioral tools to increase…

How to improve participation in…

How to improve participation in tsunami drills in Ecuador
How to improve participation in…

A simple reminder to vaccinate…

A simple reminder to vaccinate daughters against HPV can go a long way
A simple reminder to vaccinate…

Nudging parents with tailored…

Nudging parents with tailored informational SMS can increase HPV vaccinations
Nudging parents with tailored…

Bringing HPV vaccines closer to…

Bringing HPV vaccines closer to parents: physically and emotionally
Bringing HPV vaccines closer to…

Completion points and defaults to…

Completion points and defaults to increase HPV vaccinations
Completion points and defaults to…

Nudging parents to vaccinate their…

Nudging parents to vaccinate their daughters with social norms text messages
Nudging parents to vaccinate their…

Battling COVID-19 vaccine…

Battling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Caribbean
Battling COVID-19 vaccine…

A communication campaign to…

A communication campaign to increase students’ enrollment in education majors in Chile Context
A communication campaign to…

Attracting teachers to…

Attracting teachers to disadvantaged schools in Ecuador by simplifying the application process
Attracting teachers to…

Increasing cervical cancer…

Increasing cervical cancer screening with a digital tool and reminders
Increasing cervical cancer…

A better tax bill design can…

A better tax bill design can increase tax compliance
A better tax bill design can…

Changing COVID-19 Vaccination…

Changing COVID-19 Vaccination Attitudes in Mexico with an Online Behavioral Intervention
Changing COVID-19 Vaccination…

How issue framing shapes trade…

How issue framing shapes trade attitudes
How issue framing shapes trade…

Encouraging survivors of violence…

Encouraging survivors of violence against women to seek help
Encouraging survivors of violence…

Closing the gender gap in STEM…

Closing the gender gap in STEM careers
Closing the gender gap in STEM…

Nudging Vulnerable Youth into…

Nudging Vulnerable Youth into Higher Education with a Gender Approach
Nudging Vulnerable Youth into…

When the context backfires:…

When the context backfires: Experimental evidence on Reciprocity
When the context backfires:…

The Interplay between Partisanship…

The Interplay between Partisanship, Beliefs about the Severity of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Support for Policy Interventions
The Interplay between Partisanship…

Increasing the use of diagnostic…

Increasing the use of diagnostic and contact tracing apps
Increasing the use of diagnostic…

Incentives for Civil Servants. The…

Incentives for Civil Servants. The Role of Behavioral Insights
Incentives for Civil Servants. The…

Let's (Not) Get Together! The…

Let's (Not) Get Together! The Role of Social Norms on Social Distancing during COVID-19
Let's (Not) Get Together! The…

Tempering the Taste for Vengeance…

Tempering the Taste for Vengeance: Information about Prisoners and Policy Choices
Tempering the Taste for Vengeance…

Nudging Taxpayer Registration

Nudging Taxpayer Registration
Nudging Taxpayer Registration

Promoting compliance with COVID-19…

Promoting compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures using behaviorally informed SMSs in Sao Paulo
Promoting compliance with COVID-19…

Safety and Behavioral Biases:…

Safety and Behavioral Biases: Overconfidence and Gun Preferences
Safety and Behavioral Biases:…

Increasing COVID-19 Contact…

Increasing COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Acceptance with Default Options
Increasing COVID-19 Contact…

Increasing Retirement Savings…

Increasing Retirement Savings through Access Points and Persuasive Messages
Increasing Retirement Savings…

Altruism and Incentives to Reduce…

Altruism and Incentives to Reduce Teacher Sorting
Altruism and Incentives to Reduce…

Effect of a Social Norm Feedback…

Effect of a Social Norm Feedback Program on the Unnecessary Prescription of Nimodipine
Effect of a Social Norm Feedback…

Experimental Evidence on Heuristic…

Experimental Evidence on Heuristic-Based Business Training
Experimental Evidence on Heuristic…

The Effects of Performance…

The Effects of Performance Feedback on School Choice
The Effects of Performance…

Designing Behaviorally Informed…

Designing Behaviorally Informed Health Interventions: Adherence to Micronutrient Treatment in El Salvador
Designing Behaviorally Informed…

SMS Can Increase Awareness About…

SMS Can Increase Awareness About Prenatal Care
SMS Can Increase Awareness About…

The Role of Credit and Credibility…

The Role of Credit and Credibility in Tax Compliance
The Role of Credit and Credibility…

Testing Fiscal Exchange Appeals

Testing Fiscal Exchange Appeals
Testing Fiscal Exchange Appeals

Nudging the Self-Employed into…

Nudging the Self-Employed into Contributing to Social Security
Nudging the Self-Employed into…

Parents up to Date to Improve…

Parents up to Date to Improve Children’s School Performance
Parents up to Date to Improve…

Reducing Behavioral Barriers to…

Reducing Behavioral Barriers to Telemedicine Use
Reducing Behavioral Barriers to…

Citizens Incentives for Urban…

Citizens Incentives for Urban Hygiene
Citizens Incentives for Urban…

Timely Reminders to Access…

Timely Reminders to Access Prenatal Care
Timely Reminders to Access…

In-Kind Incentives and Health…

In-Kind Incentives and Health Worker Performance
In-Kind Incentives and Health…

Can Reminders Boost Vaccination…

Can Reminders Boost Vaccination Rates?
Can Reminders Boost Vaccination…

Delivering Parenting Interventions…

Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean
Delivering Parenting Interventions…

Can Rewards Improve Tax Compliance?

Can Rewards Improve Tax Compliance?
Can Rewards Improve Tax Compliance?

Nudging Parents to Improve…

Nudging Parents to Improve Preschool Attendance
Nudging Parents to Improve…

How to Best Remind Taxpayers of…

How to Best Remind Taxpayers of Their Obligations
How to Best Remind Taxpayers of…

Can There Ever Be Good News on…

Can There Ever Be Good News on Crime?
Can There Ever Be Good News on…

A Tip to Increase Trust in…

A Tip to Increase Trust in Government
A Tip to Increase Trust in…

Tax Amnesties and Better Notice…

Tax Amnesties and Better Notice Letters
Tax Amnesties and Better Notice…

Calling Delinquent Taxpayers: A…

Don’t Blame the Messenger
Calling Delinquent Taxpayers: A…

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