Using behavioral insights to increase the demand for childhood vaccination in low resource settings: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Lebanon
SAGE Open Medicine, October 2023
A. Osseiran, F. Makki, A. Haidar, N. Saleh, J. Yammine, J. Birungi, R. Chaya, W. Kanaan, & R. Hamadeh
Inoculating against extremist persuasion techniques – Results from a randomised controlled trial in post-conflict areas in Iraq
Advances.in/psychology, September 2023
N. Saleh, F. Makki, S. van der Linden, & J. Roozenbeek
Can a visual values-affirmation intervention improve test scores of students in areas affected by crisis?
Behavioral Science and Policy Association, October 2023
D. Shephard, A. Osseiran, & F. Makki
Promoting follow-up attendance among mental health patients at a primary healthcare center in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial
SAGE Open Medicine, November 2022
J. Kontar, A. Osseiran, F. Makki and R. El Chammay
Cognitive Dissonance Induction to Decrease Vaccine Hesitancy Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A Cognitive Approach Towards the Promotion of Health Seeking Behaviors
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, May 2023
F. Makki, A. Haidar, P. Sedas, P, & N. Saleh
Active inoculation boosts attitudinal resistance against extremist persuasion techniques: a novel approach towards the prevention of violent extremism
Behavioural Public Policy, 2020
N. Saleh, J. Roozenbeek, F. Makki, W. Mcclanahan, S. Van Der Linden
Experiential Behavioral Economics Courses: Practical lessons learned from the Middle East
International Journal for Innovation Education and Research , October 2022
F. Makki, A. Osseiran, R. Mabsout, G. Dimitropoulos, N. Saleh
When behavioural science can make a difference in times of COVID-19
Behavioural Public Policy, September 2020
D. Krpan, F. Makki, N. Saleh, S. Iris Brink, H. Vlahinja Klauznicer
Compliance and stringency measures in response to COVID-19 – A regional study
Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, 2020
F. Makki, P. Schietekat Sedas, J. Kontar, N. Saleh, D. Krpan
An explonatory randomized control trial evaluating text prompts in Lebanon to encourage health-seeking behaviour for hypertension
The international journal of clinical practice, August 2020
K. A. Schmidtke, I. Vlaev, S. Kabbani, H. Klauznicer, A. Baasiri, A. Osseiran, G. El Rifai, H. Fares, N. Saleh, F. Makki
Plastics and the coronavirus pandemic: a behavioral science perspective
Mind & Society, September 2020
F. Makki, A. Lamb, R. Moukaddem
Experiment 2: Developing a Growth Mindset
Nudge Lebanon, in collaboration with the INMAA consortium, designed and implemented a behavioral intervention into existing TVET programs to foster a growth mindset among participants in order to increase the likelihood of program completion and career success.
Save the Children, Nudge Lebanon – 2023
Experiment 3: Increasing The Financial Inclusion of Severely Vulnerable Households
Nudge Lebanon, under the INMAA consortium, conducted a behavioral intervention to increase the financial inclusion of severely vulnerable households in Akkar and Baalbek El-Hermel. The intervention particularly focused on promoting financial inclusion and literacy, with an emphasis on savings, in a bid to foster household resilience and self-reliance.
Save the Children, Nudge Lebanon – 2023
Behavioral Map: Increasing the Financial Inclusion of Severely Vulnerable Households (in Akkar and Baalbek – Hermel)
Nudge Lebanon, in collaboration with Save the Children and under the INMAA consortium, developed a behavioral map to identify biases and bottlenecks that prevent beneficiaries from managing their financial resources, save up and increase productive assets, and to find behavioral solutions to overcome these barriers.
Save the Children, Nudge Lebanon – 2023
Experiment 1: Improving the Welfare of Severely Vulnerable Households
Nudge Lebanon, in collaboration with the INMAA Consortium, designed and implemented a behavioral intervention in Lebanon’s Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel districts to improve grievance reporting among welfare beneficiaries during a severe economic crisis.
Save the Children, Nudge Lebanon – 2023
Behavioral Map: Improving the Welfare of Severely Vulnerable Households (in Akkar and Baalbek – Hermel)
Nudge Lebanon, in collaboration with Save the Children and under the INMAA consortium, developed a behavioral map on improving the welfare of severely vulnerable households in Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon.
Save the Children, Nudge Lebanon – 2023
Behavioral Map: Improving Income Generation Capacities of Beneficiaries Through VT / ET
Nudge Lebanon, worked with Save the Children under INMAA consortium to conduct a mapping of the behavioral barriers faced by young beneficiaries who were taking part in VT/ET trainings.
Save the Children, Nudge Lebanon – 2023
Applying Behavioural Science to Support the Prevention of Violent Extremism: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Guidance note on Applying Behavioural Science to Support the Prevention of Violent Extremism
UNDP Arab States, Nudge Lebanon and B4Development – 2021
Enhancing Efforts to Prevent Violent Extremism by Leveraging Behavioural Insights
Nudge Lebanon in collaboration with UNDP and B4Development released a report on enhancing efforts to PVE by leveraging insights from practical experiments – 2022
Applying Behavioural Insights in Health: Tackling Key Non Communicable Diseases
Exploring the Frontiers of Innovation to Tackle Microbial Threats
“Using behavioral science to removing barriers (addressing SLUDGE) in international trade”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – March 31, 2024
Dr. Fadi Makki and Jingqy Yu dive into insightful perspectives on using behavioral science to removing barriers (addressing SLUDGE) in international trade.
“Experiential learning- Lessons learned from bringing behavioral insights into the classroom”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – December 21, 2022
Dr. Fadi Makki, Nabil Saleh, Paola Schietekat , and Helena Klauznicer highlight key lessons learned from teaching Behavioral Insights in schools.
“Leveraging Nudges to Cultivate Kindness at the Workplace“
Harvard Business Review Arabia – December 13, 2023
Dr. Fadi Makki, Nabil Saleh, and Davide Urani explain how subtle nudges can transform workplace culture and enhance both well-being and productivity.
“Why nudging is important”
Apolitical – May 5, 2022
Dr. Fadi Makki and Nabil Saleh highlight key lessons learned from nudge units in the Middle East.
“Experiential Behavioral Economics Courses Spread Fast in the Middle East”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – December 11, 2022
Dr. Fadi Makki and Nabil Saleh reflect on the spread of Behavioral Economics courses in universities in the Middle East.
“Novel Science Addresses Novel Virus”
Executive Magazine – June 1, 2021
Dr. Fadi Makki presents lessons learned from applying behavioral insights to COVID-19 lockdown measures.
“The policy implications of vaccination incentives and regulations”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – November 14, 2021
Dr. Fadi Makki, Ahmad Baasiri, Ali Osseiran, Nabil Saleh and Paola Schietekat reflect on the policy implications of vaccination incentives and regulations in Harvard Business Review Arabia.
“Is a nudge effective if it isn’t delivered on your mother tongue?”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – March 30, 2021
Dr. Fadi Makki, Helena Vlahinja Klauznicer and Deena Moussa release findings on the effect of language fluency on nudges in Harvard Business Review Arabia.
“COVID-19 and Changing Habits”
The RSA Journal – August, 2020
Dr. Fadi Makki explains how behavioural economics can help to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but only if its recommendations are based on scientific evidence.
“Blanket approach to increasing compliance with social distancing unhelpful”
LSE News – June 9, 2020
Nudge Lebanon collaborates with B4Development and a professor from LSE on a study which finds that blanket approach to increasing compliance with social distancing unhelpful
“Being on our “best behaviour” – how to use behavioural insights to design more effective responses to Covid-19”
UNDP in the Arab States – May 6, 2020
The Innovation and Youth Teams at the UNDP Regional Hub for the Arab States, Nudge Lebanon, and B4Development explore how behavioural insights can design more effective responses to Covid-19.
“A behavioral perspective on nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – April 2020
Dr. Fadi Makki presents a behavioral perspective on nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Lessons and Guidance for Behavioral Insights Units in the Middle East:
Harvard Business Review Arabia – July 3, 2018
Dr. Fadi Makki explains how behavioral interventions and nudges help address public policy issues.
“Can ‘Nudge Theory’ Change Citizens’ Behavior, Government Policy in Lebanon?”
Al-Monitor – April 27, 2018
Article on Nudge Lebanon’s first Middle East conference on Behavioral Economics in the region.
“How Behavioral Science Can Encourage More People to Pay Their Electricity Bills on Time”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – April 17, 2018
Dr. Fadi Makki, Fatima Keaik, and Nabil Saleh present the details of a “nudge” to encourage the timely payment of electricity bills.
“A Nudge in the Right Direction”
Executive Magazine – March 14, 2018
Dr. Fadi Makki talks about behavioral science applications and nudges in public policy.
“Future of Behavioral Economics”
World Economic Forum – The Digital Arab World: Understanding and embracing regional changes in the Fourth Industrial Revolution – January, 2018
Dr. Fadi Makki explains how behavioural insights are changing the stakeholder landscape in the Arab world.
“Behavioral Insights Applications for Banks and Central Banks”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – November 27, 2017
Dr. Fadi Makki and Dr. Ali Osseiran discuss the potential applications of behavioral science by central banks and banks to increase financial inclusion.
“Lebanon Needs a Nudge Unit”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – June 5, 2017
Dr. Fadi Makki discusses the mission of Nudge Lebanon and the applications of behavioral economics in addressing Lebanon’s policy challenges.
“Nudge units are just the tool for effective policy”
The National – January 9, 2017
Dr. Fadi Makki presents how nudge units are the tools for effective policy.
“Nudges and Behavioral Science Insights in Decision-Making”
Harvard Business Review Arabia – March 6, 2017
Dr. Fadi Makki breaks down behaviorally-informed decision-making and nudges.