A study led by Kai Ruggeri at Columbia University, with over 80 collaborators, highlights the importance of behavioral sciences in policy decisions, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study revisits and validates the recommendations of a highly influential 2020 paper by Jay Van Bavel and Robb Willer, which influenced global pandemic policies. It emphasizes the need for robust evidence in policymaking, identifies gaps in the original paper, and suggests improvements for future crisis responses.
A global study validates the significant role of behavioral sciences in highly influential paper with 19 policy recommendations around COVID-19 based on insights from the behavioral sciences. The paper was a large collaboration of over 40 experts, led by Jay Van Bavel of
