Behaviourally-informed household communications increase uptake of radon tests in a randomised controlled trial

S Timmons, PD Lunn - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure to radon gas is a leading cause of lung cancer. Testing homes for the gas is
straightforward, yet most people do not undertake tests even when offered freely. We report …

Digital factors supporting decision making in the financial well-being of social housing residents

FL Carton, J McCarthy, H Xiong - Journal of Decision Systems, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper draws on quantitative and qualitative research from social housing tenants in
Ireland, exploring the relationship between digital access to financial resources and …

How am I doing financially compared to expectations? An experimental comparison of messaging strategies in investor newsletters

K Pulk, A Uusberg, L Riitsalu - International Journal of Bank Marketing, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate which messaging strategies employed in
personalised newsletters could be used for improving the propensity of individuals to save …

[PDF][PDF] Does it all add up? New experimental evidence for 'undersum bias' as an impediment to precautionary saving

S Timmons, F McGowan - 2024 - … .wharton.upenn.edu
Under-saving generates multiple sources of risk for consumer detriment, including
insufficient income in retirement and exposure to high-interest debt when faced with a …

[PDF][PDF] ESRI Working Paper No. 775

S Timmons, A Papadopoulos, P Lunn - 2024 - esri.ie
A basic function of government is to manage environmental risks. This requires
measurement of how the public perceive different risks, but it is hard to measure risk …

Ten Years of Ireland's Behavioural Research Unit

P Lunn - Behavioral Public Policy in a Global Context: Practical …, 2023 - Springer
The origins of the Behavioural Research Unit (BRU) in Ireland lay in the financial crisis. The
calamity was particularly acute in Ireland, where policymakers could see that orthodox …

[PDF][PDF] The grass could be greener How nudging could influence festivalgoers' green choices

S Lumer, C de Vos - 2023 - arno.uvt.nl
Festivals are cultural events that have seen an immense growth in popularity. An increased
popularity, despite the adverse consequences for the environment caused by organizing …