This behavioural experiment with farmers assessed the effect of two policy features of the new green architecture of the EU common agricultural policy on the adoption of environmentally friendly practices...
Consumers do not switch financial product providers as much as they could, despite the potential benefits of doing so. This is an issue that merits policy attention and deeper investigation. This study focussed on switching in payment accounts and mortgages, exploring the reasons why consumers do not switch and possible behavioural remedies.
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In the past decade, policy-making around the world has increased its attention to behavioural insights (BI). The European Commission (EC) identified this trend early on and has...
Myrto is a Social Psychologist with more than 8 years of experience in experimental, survey and qualitative research. She obtained a PhD from the Université libre de Bruxelles after which...
We aim to create a community of relevant experts and policymakers, to take full advantage of the behavioural scientific knowledge on the European Green Deal.
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For governments, collecting taxes is essential for financing publicly provided goods and services. Despite this, some people tend to dodge taxes. Citizens who...
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For governments, collecting tax is essential for financing publicly provided goods and services. Despite this, some people tend to evade taxes. Therefore, people's...
In line with our goal to build capacity on behavioural insights at the European Commission, we offer different training courses for policy officers across DGs with an interest in applying...
What are behavioural insightsBehavioural insights concern how people perceive things, how they decide, and how they behave.Behavioural insights are generated by empirical...
About us The mission of the Competence Centre on Behavioural Insights is to support EU policymaking with evidence about human behaviour. Our objectives are to use behavioural insights...