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Thrid El-Erian IBPPC conference.

Discover insights from the third International Behavioural Public Policy Conference at the El-Erian Institute, where global leaders discuss advancements in behavioural public policy.

Woman doing the daily grind: walking to work asleep.

What is habituation and how does it impact our perception of the world, freedom and social issues? An interview with Professor Cass R Sunstein helps us understand and learn how to combat it.

Data from 15,000 live escape-room games in London shows that on high-pollution days the escape teams could take up to 5% longer to solve a sequence of non-routine analytical tasks of the collaborative type seen in a modern workplace.

Study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School finds high levels of air pollution can affect teams doing complex tasks, which holds implications for emerging economies.

Child using a digital tablet.

Research co-authored by Professor Lucia Reisch of Cambridge Judge finds link between digital media exposure and impulsivity and cognitive inflexibility, particularly for girls.

Man working on wind turbine design on his computer.

Open-access publishing by the US Department of Energy has led to a significant rise of citations in new patents, says new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.

High temperature: themometer outdoors.

Localised experience with floods and heatwaves increases climate change risk perception but has no great effect on climate change concern or pro-environmental behaviour, says study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.

Professor Cass R Sunstein.

Behavioural nudges can make a big difference to battling climate change, says Cass R. Sunstein, a Harvard professor and Fellow at Cambridge Judge Business School.

Profile portrait of a muscular male runner.

Physical inactivity has remained unchanged at low levels globally for more than 20 years. A new study co-authored by Lucia Reisch of Cambridge Judge suggests better coordination can boost implementation of healthier policies.

COVID-19 can have a significant impact on mental health, according to a recent study.

Those more intensely exposed to COVID-19 (coronavirus) became more anti-social, likely due to mental health deterioration, finds study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School based on the pandemic’s outbreak in China.

Using the latest agricultural technology for farming.

Digital tech can be turned into a tool for sustainable and equitable practices in agriculture, industry and other sectors, says new report co-authored by Lucia Reisch of Cambridge Judge Business School.

Explained: why eating out will ruin your diet.

Dining out makes you more likely to give it to temptation and ditch the diet even if healthy food is available, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Lucia Reisch of Cambridge Judge Business School.

Lucia Reisch.

Professor Lucia Reisch seeks collaboration between the El-Erian Institute at Cambridge Judge and the Leibniz Institute on prevention research on health and obesity issues. 

Messaging on healthy foods may not prompt healthier purchases.

Healthy food cues standing alone don’t prompt healthier buying decisions, but they may counter advertising for sugary and fatty foods, says study co-authored by Lucia Reisch of Cambridge Judge Business School.

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