This paper summarises useful evidence from behavioural science for fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. It is based on an extensive literature search of relevant behavioural interventions and studies of crises. The findings aim to be useful not only to government and public authorities, but to...

With the ongoing rollout of smart meters in Ireland, time-of-use (ToU) tariffs are currently being introduced as a new way to pay for electricity. Such tariffs can bring important benefits to both consumers and society, in terms of reduced electricity bills and CO2 emissions, respectively. At...

We report a multi-stage online experiment (n=1,320) that tested multiple hypotheses regarding the presentation and communication of solutions for people with problem debt. We report four main findings. First, decision trees made it easier for people to locate solutions appropriate to their...

This paper summarises useful evidence from behavioural science for fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. It is based on an extensive literature search of relevant behavioural interventions and studies of crises. The findings aim to be useful not only to government and public authorities, but to...

With the ongoing rollout of smart meters in Ireland, time-of-use (ToU) tariffs are currently being introduced as a new way to pay for electricity. Such tariffs can bring important benefits to both consumers and society, in terms of reduced electricity bills and CO2 emissions, respectively. At...

We report a multi-stage online experiment (n=1,320) that tested multiple hypotheses regarding the presentation and communication of solutions for people with problem debt. We report four main findings. First, decision trees made it easier for people to locate solutions appropriate to their...