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Every little hurts: Even small amounts of ‘sludge’ undermine the adoption of environmentally friendly business practices Policymakers often introduce programs to encourage businesses to adopt environmentally friendly practices. But even minor administrative hurdles - known as "sludge" - can significantly reduce take-up of sustainable practices. Manuel Grieder, Deborah Kistler and Jan Schmitz draw on a field experiment with Swiss firms and offer ways forward.

Every little hurts: Even small amounts of ‘sludge’ undermine the adoption of environmentally friendly business practices

Policymakers often introduce programs to encourage businesses to adopt environmentally friendly practices. But even minor administrative hurdles - known as "sludge" - can…

Our final @epaireland.bsky.social-funded policy brief on administrative frictions in Climate Action Plans has just been published, examining the Shared Island Sports Clubs EV Charger Scheme launched in February 2023. To date, no chargers have been installed... 1/X

publicpolicy.ie/environment/...

Thread gives the 20 talks at yesterday's economics, psychology & policy workshop in Dublin. 17th time we have done it & the best. Great to see sustained & embedded behavioral research across climate change, antimicrobial resistance, financial regulation, inclusive design, admin burden, & others

Here is Liam introducing our keynote

Brexit sludge

Yes, please. All the best

Next Week - the next IBPPA online seminar: Using behavioural science in public sector AI rollouts. All IBPPA members welcome, as usual. Weds, December 11, 3pm (GMT/UTC).

For others, do check out the membership details, the seminars and other benefits on the website www.ibppa.org/post/ibppa-o...

New policy report published by the Irish EPA on #BehaviouralScience and #nudging applied to #EnvironmentalPolicy.

Maybe a good resource to share with people who ask you about an intro to behavioural science and policy.

www.epa.ie/publications...

One of my favourite graphs from our Day Reconstruction Method papers: 2 studies show people have a higher sense of meaning, value, and purpose when they engage in some (but not all) pro-environmental behaviours. Link to study here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hope it never happens

How much would Musk need to offer so @bsky.app would be willing to sell the app?

Always thought a survey with academics around the world about the sludge and admin burden at their institution would be great. Eg the level of sludge should inform which job to take (if you have a choice)

So happy to be back in Ireland for this! 20 #behaviouralscience presentations including a Keynote by Faisal Naru. Can't think of a better day spent in the office.

Government Efficiency and Sludge The US Government Should Reduce "Time Taxes"

On reducing time taxes.
casssunstein.substack.com/p/government...

Good call, I added that hashtag. Is there a space left in your starter pack?

ABICAP - Living Review Living Literature Review

There is a little bit. We started a living literature review which might be helpful

sites.google.com/ucd.ie/burde...

Video of my recent seminar with @lklades.bsky.social on ethics as the foundation of applied behavioral science. On central role of pragmatic, contextual, multi-dimensional ethical appraisals across the life of behavioral public policy initiatives. #behaviouralscience

www.ibppa.org/event-detail...

Yes! Looking forward to the announcement

IAREP 2025 Conference: Behavioural Insights in Research and Policymaking

Two great conferences for behavioural science next year:

IAREP in Tartu, Estonia, June 17 for #EconomicPsychology, #BehaviouralScience, #BehaviouralPolicy, etc.

iarep2025tartu.com

IBPPC in London, UK, September 10 for #BehaviouralPublicPolicy, #Nudge, #Sludge, etc.

www.ibppa.org/conference

New paper draft with Patricia Lentz and Cara Augustenborg on

#AdministrativeBurdens as Barriers to Afforestation: A #SludgeAudit of Ireland’s Afforestation Scheme

I think this is the first sludge audit in the environmental area.

osf.io/mf37p/

Comments very welcome!

I'm very happy about this because it started with a summer research project with MSc Environmental Policy student Federica Nova. We also wrote a blog post on "Nudges and Other Behavioural Public Policy Instruments to Encourage Environmentally Friendly Behaviour"

publicpolicy.ie/environment/...

New paper on the ethics of meat-reduction nudges

While many studies are being published on ways to nudge people to reduce their meat consumption, the question of whether such nudges are ethically legitimate is rarely discussed in the literature.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Absolutely delighted to co-host the 16th Annual Irish Economics, Psychology, and Policy Conference (Dec 14 in UCD Blackrock). Here is the preliminary schedule.

bsp.ucd.ie/16th-irish-e...

16 presentations plus an exciting keynote by Prof Lars Tummers!

Thanks for a fantastic talk @erikangner.bsky.social! There will be a video of the talk on the Irish behavioural science and policy network page www.irishbspn.org and I'd strongly recommend watching it (and then getting a copy of the book).

Never understood the focus on hypothetical bias instead of other "anomalies" in SP research with arguably much stronger influence on Stated Pref. Seems the wrong bias to work on, a choice maybe driven by hypocrisy? "Incentives solve everything" is just not true

16th Irish Economics and Psychology Conference (December 14, 2023) Call for papers We are glad to announce that the 16th Annual Irish Conference on Economics and Psychology will be held on Thursday, December 14th, 2023 at the UCD Smurfit School on the UCD Blackrock C...

* 16th Irish Economics and Psychology Conference on December 14, 2023

There is a call for papers for this one

bsp.ucd.ie/16th-irish-e...

This is often the behavioural science highlight of the year. Please submit or get in touch!

Lars Tummers (www.uu.nl/staff/LGTumm... ) will give the keynote.

UCD Economics and BSP Seminar with Erik Angner (October 25, 2023) Why behavioral science needs philosophy – and vice versa (Prof Erik Angner) We are glad to announce a free UCD Economics and BSP Seminar with Erik Angner, Professor of Practical Philosophy at Sto...

* Oct 25, 2023, 2pm, in Theatre L024 in UCD Sutherland School of Law

Prof Erik Angner @erikangner.bsky.social will give a seminar on

"Why behavioral science needs philosophy – and vice versa"

That's organises by UCD Economics and UCD Behavioural Science and Policy

bsp.ucd.ie/ucd-economic...

Erik Angner: How Economics Can Save the World A behavioural public-policy talk by Prof. Erik Angner hosted by Trinity College Dublin, Irish Behavioural Science and Policy Network & UCD.

Hi behavioural scientists in Ireland! There are some great events on the horizon in Dublin.

* On 24 Oct, 4:30pm, Prof Erik Angner @erikangner.bsky.social will speak in on "How Economics Can Save the World." That will happen in TCD.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/erik-angne...

Hello everybody, happy to be here (thanks @msamahita.bsky.social) to chat about economics & psychology, behavioural public policy, ethics of nudging, sludge reduction, subjective well-being, environmental policy and more...!