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Behavioral Economics and the Urgent Need to Use Masks When Lockdowns Are Lifted

June 26, 2020 by Carlos Scartascini Leave a Comment

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The health news from Latin America is not good. The region has become the global epicenter of the Covid-19 epidemic, with nearly 4 million infections and 204,000 deaths as of mid-June. Moreover, the numbers are rising rapidly in several countries, including  Brazil, which lags only the United States in reported cases, Peru with the seventh highest number of cases globally, … [Read more...] about Behavioral Economics and the Urgent Need to Use Masks When Lockdowns Are Lifted

Leveraging Behavioral Insights in the Aftermath of COVID-19

June 9, 2020 by Ana María Rojas - Carlos Scartascini Leave a Comment

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As the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll in lives lost and economic hardship, governments in Latin America and the Caribbean have rushed to increase fiscal spending, even as revenues drop. But only some countries will be able to access markets and borrow without sacrificing sustainability in the aftermath of the pandemic. Most will have to identify efficiencies in both revenue … [Read more...] about Leveraging Behavioral Insights in the Aftermath of COVID-19

A Conversation with Cass Sunstein on Behavioral Science and Using Nudges: Recommendations for Overcoming Covid-19

May 18, 2020 by Cristina Parilli - Carlos Scartascini Leave a Comment

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The pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) continues to severely impact countries around the world. More than 4.5 million people have been confirmed infected, and the death count is now in the hundreds of thousands, although stringent restrictions on mobility have prevented a greater public health disaster. However, economic stagnation and fatigue among the … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Cass Sunstein on Behavioral Science and Using Nudges: Recommendations for Overcoming Covid-19

A Walk on the Dark Side: Learning from Corporate Use of Behavioral Economics

November 21, 2018 by Carlos Scartascini Leave a Comment

I recently attended the IlleXBehavior Meeting in Chicago, a gathering of  behavioral and tech consultancies and some of the largest companies in the United States. The meeting focuses on the latest insights from behavioral economics and neuroscience, and I must admit I was a bit skeptical at first. I half-expected the meeting to be a festival of manipulation, in which … [Read more...] about A Walk on the Dark Side: Learning from Corporate Use of Behavioral Economics

What Behavioral Economics Can Do for the G20

September 12, 2018 by Ana María Rojas Leave a Comment

If you are reading this blog, you are most likely a person with limited rationality. If you doubt that, ask yourself, if you have ever over-snoozed your morning alarm or eaten beyond your point of hunger? Humans, as it turns out, often fail to act in their best self-interest. We fail to follow through on intended goals and undervalue, or discount, the importance of the future.  … [Read more...] about What Behavioral Economics Can Do for the G20

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