Policy-making by governments affects the behaviour of large - TopicsExpress



          

Policy-making by governments affects the behaviour of large numbers of people, sometimes millions. So why is such a key task often left to economists and lawyers, who may have little in-depth understanding of how people really behave? And why are the behavioural psychologists and neuroscientists who have valuable expertise usually consulted last, if at all? Governments should embrace the scientific approach and use controlled trials to test the impact of policies on people’s behaviour. nature/news/behavioural-insights-are-vital-to-policy-making-1.13807
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:18:19 +0000

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