Overview: Human decision making and development policy -- Part 1. An expanded understanding of human behavior for economic development: a conceptual framework. Thinking automatically -- Thinking socially -- Spotlight 1: When corruption is the norm -- Thinking with mental models -- Spotlight 2: Entertainment education -- Part 2. Psychological and social perspectives on policy. Poverty -- Spotlight 3: How well do we understand the contexts of poverty? -- Early childhood development -- Household finance -- Productivity -- Spotlight 4: Using ethnography to understand the workplace -- Health -- Climate change -- Spotlight 5: Promoting water conservation in Colombia -- Part 3. Improving the work of development professionals. The biases of development professionals -- Adaptive design, adaptive interventions -- Spotlight 6: Why should governments shape individual choices?
Summary:
"This Report aims to inspire and guide the researchers and practitioners who can help advance a new set of development approaches based on a fuller consideration of psychological and social influences."--Page 2.
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