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Behavioural Insights
TitleAuthorsYearPublication Data
Identity threat, personal values, and political attitudes: Evidence from a large-scale survey across the European UnionKuehnhanss, C.R.; Scharfbillig, M.2026Political Psychology📊
A dynamic multilevel behavioural framework for emergency preparednessKroese, F., et al.2026International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 
Comparing transparent and covert nudges: A meta-analysis calling for more diversity in nudge transparency researchBruns, H., Fillon, A., Maniadis, Z., Paunov Y.2025Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics📊
Neuro-nudging and predictive models: Adaptive ethics for behavioural scienceLavery, T.J.; et al.2024In: The Behavioral Economics Guide 2024 
Support for temporary protection of displaced populations in the EU: A conjoint experimentKrawczyk, M.; Blasco, A.; Gajderowicz, T.; Giergiczny, M.2024European Journal of Political Economy📊
Testing a policy intervention in the lab: differences between students and non-students in switching bank accountsProestakis, A.; Marandola, G.; Sousa Lourenço, J.; van Bavel, R.2024Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 
Investigating the role of source and source trust in prebunks and debunks of misinformation in online experiments across four EU countriesBruns, H.; et al.2024Scientific Reports📊
Meeting statement: Call to action for step-change in health behavioursBach Habersaat et al.2024Public Health in Practice 
The more the better? Synergies of prosocial interventions and effects on behavioural spilloversAlt, M.; Bruns, H.; Della Valle, N.2024Journal of Environmental Economics and Management📊
Positive, negative or graded sustainability labelling? Which is most effective at promoting a shift towards more sustainable product choices?Thøgersen, J.; Dessart, F.J.; Marandola, G.; Hille S.L.2024Business, Strategy and the Environment📊
Behavioural insights to reach European Union consumer food waste reduction targetsBruns, H.; De Laurentiis. V.; Laura García Herrero, L.; Listorti, G.2024Food Policy 
Synergies of interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviors – A meta-analysis of experimental studiesAlt, M.; Bruns, H.; DellaValle, N.; Murauskaite-Bull, I.2024Global Environmental Change📊
Understanding the impact of human oversight on discriminatory outcomes in AI-supported decision-makingGaudeul, A.; et al.2024Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications📊
The role of autonomy and reactance for nudging — Experimentally comparing defaults to recommendations and mandatesBruns, H.; Perino, G.2023Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics📊
Science Communication as a Collective Intelligence Endeavour: A Manifesto and Examples for ImplementationHolford, D.; et al.2023Science Communication 
Willing or complying? The delicate interplay between voluntary and mandatory interventions to promote farmers' environmental behaviorBarreiro-Hurlé, J.; et al.2023Food Policy📊
Perspectives on stakeholder participation in the design of economic experiments for agricultural policymaking: Pros, cons, and twelve recommendations for researchers.Höhler, J.; et al.2023Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 
How to reduce consumer food waste at household level: A literature review on drivers and levers for behavioural changeVittuari, M.; et al.2023Sustainable Production and Consumption 
Employees’ reaction to gender pay transparency: an online experimentBaggio, M.; Marandola, G.2022Economic Policy📊
When science becomes embroiled in conflict: Recognizing the public’s need for debate while combating conspiracies and misinformationLewandowsky, S.; et al.2022The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 
COVID-19: Conspiracies and Collateral Damage vs Constructive CritiqueLewandowsky, S.; et al.2022in: The Cognitive Science of Belief 
The evolution of behaviourally informed policy-making in the EUBaggio, M.; Ciriolo, E.; Marandola, G.; van Bavel, R.2021European Journal of Public Policy 
Nudging online privacy behaviour with anthropomorphic cuesRodríguez-Priego, N.; van Bavel, R.; Monteleone, S.2021Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy 
Behavioural Insights for EU Policymakingvan Bavel, R.2020in: Science for Policy Handbook 
Framing effects on online security behaviorRodríguez-Priego, N.; van Bavel, R.; Vila, J.; Briggs, P.2020Frontiers in Psychology 
The application of behavioural insights to policy in EuropeCiriolo, E., Sousa Lourenco, J.; Rafael Almeida, S.2019in: Handbook of Behavioural Change and Public Policy 
Behavioural factors affecting the adoption of sustainable farming practices: a policy-oriented reviewDessart, F.J.; Barreiro-Hurlé, J.; van Bavel, R.2019European Review of Agricultural Economics 
Using protection motivation theory in the design of nudges to improve online security behaviorvan Bavel, R.; Rodríguez-Priego, N.; Vila, J.; Briggs, P.2019International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 
Network interventions for changing physical activity behaviour in preadolescentsProestakis, A.; et al.2018Nature Human Behaviour 
How can behavioural insights be used to improve EU policy?Troussard, X.; van Bavel, R.2018Intereconomics 
Tracing how normative messages may influence physical activity intentionvan Bavel, R.; Esposito, G.; Baranowski, T.; Duch-Brown, N.2017Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology 
Two converging paths: behavioural sciences and social marketing for better policiesDessart, F.J; van Bavel, R.2017Journal of Social Marketing 
Nudging to Prevent the Purchase of Incompatible Digital Products Online: An experimental studyEsposito, G.; Hernández, P.; van Bavel, R.; Vila, J.2017PLOS ONE 
Applying the model of goal-directed behavior, including descriptive norms, to physical activity intentions: A contribution to improving the theory of planned behaviorEsposito, G.; van Bavel, R.; Baranowski, T.; Duch-Brown, N.2016Psychological Reports 
Self-identified obese people request less money: A field experimentProestakis, A.; Brañas-Garza, P.2016Frontiers in Psychology 
The disconnection between privacy notices and information disclosure: An online experiment.Rodríguez-Priego, N.; van Bavel, R.; Monteleone, S.2016Economia Politica 
Context-dependent cheating: Experimental evidence from 16 countriesPascual-Ezama, d.; et al.2015Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 
Is anybody doing it? An experimental study of the effect of normative messages on intention to do physical activityvan Bavel, R.; Esposito, G.; Baranowski, T.2014BMC Public Health 
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