This review takes two contrasting areas where behavioural insights have been used: tax collection where government policy is compulsory (i.e. requiring compliance), and energy use where social objectives are non-compulsory, and achieved more by persuasion and encouragement.

This report examines three policy areas which have experienced near-constant upheaval: further education, regional governance and industrial policy.

The challenge of what to do about fake news reveals a paucity of policy and regulatory smarts across the wider digital economy. The widespread debate about fake news and what to do about it exposes a large gap in Australia’s regulatory and policy machinery, and points to a broader issue around the lack of concentrated...

Overview:

This tool has been designed for policy managers in the New Zealand public service. It can be used for: Planning: periodically diagnosing the skills make-up of your team and assessing any gaps and overlaps. Recruitment: as a reference menu to construct policy roles (recruit to specification); or ask candidates to articulate their policy skills profile...