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We find evidence that one-shot training interventions can improve decision making in the field, by reducing confirmation bias. Trained participants were 29% less likely to "launch" in a business case modeled after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

When our work @wb_embed meets royalty...evaluating the program’s impact in youth employment coming up

Behavioral-lacea-brain - Call for papers in our Latin America research network. Join us in Uruguay and help our BRAIN grow!! #wb_embed ⁦ iadb.org/en/research-an…

Summer in DC eMBeDing? Please share with your networks Dan Ariely Florencia Lopez Boo Kali Trzesniewski jeremy bailenson

Attention Philippines (DepEd ): only one third of Philippines students think that their intelligence can change much. The graph below shows a strong correlation between growth mindset and average reading performance #PISA2018 UNICEF Philippines Renos Vakis

The power of a Growth Mindset on national TV! Ministerio de Educación adapts work done with World Bank Education, GRADE, ClassDojo and #embed_WB to bring remote learning content for all 12 and 13-year-olds in Peru wrld.bg/8Ba150BxiMK

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On this World Mental Health day, 5 coping tips from Yale’s Laurie Santos: exercise, sleep, gratitude, socialize, acknowledge your emotions youtu.be/kCQim9VrnDY?li…

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Our short piece on applying behavioral science policy makers is finally out! Mirror, mirror on the wall: Applying a behavioral science lens to decision-making blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttal… via World Bank

A year later, some reflection of our efforts Vaccine hesitancy: 10 lessons from chatbotting about COVID-19 in 17 countries blogs.worldbank.org/health/vaccine… via World Bank

Recently accepted at EJ: "Transfers, Diversification and Household Risk Strategies: Can productive safety nets help households manage climatic variability?" by Karen Macours, Patrick Premand Patrick Premand & Renos Vakis Renos Vakis Paris School of Economics academic.oup.com/ej/advance-art…

Combining cash transfers with vocational training or a productive grant protects households against droughts, by facilitating income diversification and migration, smoothing consumption and income.

2022 RIDGE MAY FORUM You are invited to participate in the upcoming LACEA BRAIN Workshop 🗓️May 17-18 Check the program here: ridge.uy/wp-content/upl… Join the meeting: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Want to intern with us? We are hiring #wb_eMBeD Summer Interns 2023 bit.ly/3iE2HsV

Interesting piece on World Bank Education programs — foundational learning & a growth mindset are vital.

Information? Norms? Money? Trying to get men to share parental leave in Uruguay. Ailin Tomio Jorge Luis Castañeda Renos Vakis @zeina_afif #embed World Bank Poverty documents.worldbank.org/en/publication…

Pleased to join today's World Bank Poverty event with Renos Vakis, Jay Van Bavel, PhD, Jordan MOH's Dr. Ghaith Owies, and Kang-Xing "KX" Jin. Social media & digital platforms have incredible potential that can be harnessed to improve services & address global challenges. worldbank.org/en/events/2024…

A useful new AI tool from the World Bank's Institute for Economic Development. If you're looking for a quick way to soak up the latest insights from our research, this is it.