Centre for Understanding Behaviour Change (CUBeC)Luke Sibieta, IFS
Presentation at DCSF Conference: The Use of Evidence in Policy Development and Delivery, 9 February 2010
Outline
Our vision and approach
Who we are and what we will do.
Research programme
Delivering flexible and rapid response (PoRTAL)
Vision
Provide a comprehensive evidence base on which DCSF can develop policies to drive behaviour change
– Robust, thorough and current;– Reviews, research and ideas.
A new way of working between policy-makers and academics– Exploiting complementary strengths;– Actively promoting dialogue;– Rapid and flexible response.
A new approach
Social science is about understanding behaviour: economics, psychology, sociology, …
New developments and new ideas around framing choices, defaults, discounting, social norms.
We will offer an over-arching framework to ensure a rigorous approach to the work of the Centre and DCSF.
We have innovative ideas to test models of behaviour change and how to drive it.
Consortium– Core built around CMPO/Bristol, IFS and Natcen– Partners from ELSE, IoE and Imperial
Range of disciplines and methodologies– Economics (including behavioural economics), education,
experimental psychology, neuroscience, sociology– Quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, field experiments, lab
experiments, theoretical insight.
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Who we are and what we bring
Prof. Imran Rasul
(UCL/ELSE)
Response to Risk & Risky behaviours
Response to Risk & Risky behaviours
Prof. Peter Rogers
(Experimental Psychology,
UoB)
Positive and Healthy
Behaviours
Positive and Healthy
Behaviours
Andreas Cebulla (Natcen)
Over-arching Projects
Over-arching Projects
Prof. Paul Dolan
(Imperial)
Information, Framing &
choices
Information, Framing &
choices
Prof. Ruth Deakin-Crick (Education,
UoB)
Positive Educational Outcomes
Positive Educational Outcomes
Prof. Simon Burgess (CMPO)DirectorDirector
Luke Sibieta (IFS)PoRTAL ManagerPoRTAL Manager
Research theme directorsResearch theme directors
Building on our own prior research; examples:– Peter Rogers and the Nutrition and Behaviour Unit at
University of Bristol– Ruth Deakin Crick and Effective Lifelong Learning
Inventory (ELLI)– Simon Burgess and school choice and access
Responding to the new opportunity; examples:– Luke Sibieta and Alastair Muriel – obesity and school
dinners.
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Ideas
Substance abuse
Peer influence
Neural processes
Response to Risk & Risky
behaviours
Response to Risk & Risky
behaviours
Dietary decisions
Sports/hobbies
Pro-social behaviours
Positive and Healthy
Behaviours
Positive and Healthy
Behaviours
Teacher recruitment
School choice
Subject choices
Information, Framing & choices
Information, Framing & choices
Pupil engagement
Parental engagement
HE aspirations
Positive Educational Outcomes
Positive Educational Outcomes
Survey methods
Review of previous policies
Over-arching ProjectsOver-arching Projects
Research framework
Making the most of our complementary strengths:– Pro-active in engaging with DCSF– Building up individual and centre-wide relationships.
Range of types of interaction:– Liaison and policy review activity across the team of experts. – Time in DCSF, bringing DCSF-UBC members the latest thinking – Joint annual determination of the research programme
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Liaison and interaction
Fill short term gaps in policymakers knowledge
Dedicated and multi-skilled group of researchers
– Core researchers, academic experts, wider network
– Multi-disciplinary, multi-method
Outputs
– Literature reviews, thought pieces, data analysis
– E-mail, telephone, meetings
– Identify gaps in knowledge
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Flexible and rapid response
Contact details
Luke Sibieta, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Senior Research Economist
Tel: 02072914800
Email: [email protected]
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