-Behavioral Economics

Five Learnings in Behavioral Science

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Busara Center

Busara is an instiution which seek to better understand the levers of behavior change.

Their list of "5 Learnings" is a collation of lessons learned over the five years of their existence.

The 5 Learnings are:

Test for insights, apply for impact
Impact starts early
Biases are local
Behavioral science is still WEIRD:The large majority of work in our field is conducted on Western samples, more specifically from a subject pool of individuals from Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) societies
Lab research is becoming easier and faster

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July 9, 2020

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