Bridget M. Hutter and Sally M. Lloyd-Bostock, 2017, Cambridge University Press, 259 pages. In Regulatory Crisis: Negotiating the Consequences of Risk, Disasters and Crises, Professors Bridget Hutter and Sally Lloyd-Bostock (both London School of Economics) seek to understand when a disaster becomes a crisis for regulators. They provide in-depth case studies of five disasters that … Continue reading Brief book review – Regulatory Crisis: Negotiating the Consequences of Risk, Disasters and Crises
Author: Jeroen van der Heijden
Intrusive regulation and cultural change workshop by Prof Femke de Vries
This morning, G-REG in collaboration with ANZSOG and VUW hosted a workshop on Intrusive Regulation and Cultural Change led by Prof Femke de Vries. Femke de Vries is a professor by special appointment in Supervision at the University of Groningen. She has worked in financial supervision for 15 years and was one of the architects … Continue reading Intrusive regulation and cultural change workshop by Prof Femke de Vries
Behavioural insights for effective regulation(4): Ethical and epistemic challenges
To conclude this review of the literature on the use of behavioural insights in regulation, I will zoom in on ethical and epistemic challenges. In other words, is it proper for governments to use people's heuristics and biases (or ‘cognitive failures’ as some call it) in guiding their behaviour? How can governments be sure that … Continue reading Behavioural insights for effective regulation(4): Ethical and epistemic challenges
Behavioural insights for effective regulation(3): Evidence and experiments
Now that we have a better understanding of human behaviour and have looked at some examples of regulatory interventions using insights from the behavioural sciences, it is time to ask the hard question: does it work? Answering the ‘does it work’ question is all but easy because of the variety of responses to that question … Continue reading Behavioural insights for effective regulation(3): Evidence and experiments
Behavioural insights for effective regulation(2): Examples from around the world
In the previous blog post, I have discussed (in broad brushstrokes) how our understanding of the rationality and irrationality of human behaviour has changed over time. In this one, I will introduce a variety of regulatory interventions from around the world that build on this changing understanding of predictable (ir)rational behaviour. Towards behavioural insights informed … Continue reading Behavioural insights for effective regulation(2): Examples from around the world
Behavioural insights for effective regulation: 10 of my favourite (popular science) books
At the Regulatory Clinics, people ask me what books to read to gain a better understanding of the biases and heuristics uncovered in the behavioural sciences, and the innovative regulatory responses that build on behavioural insights. Serving the rapid growth of interest in behavioural sciences from policymakers and practitioners, scholars from various fields (including behavioural … Continue reading Behavioural insights for effective regulation: 10 of my favourite (popular science) books
Behavioural insights for effective regulation: Presentation and notes
Over the next months, I will give a series of Regulatory Clinics to discuss the use of behavioural insights in regulatory practice with the G-REG community. In parallel, I will write a series of blog posts on the same topic. You will find these under the ‘research’ tab. The blog posts can be understood as … Continue reading Behavioural insights for effective regulation: Presentation and notes
Behavioural insights for effective regulation(1): The evolution of (ir)rational behaviour
The focus of the first year of the Chair in Regulatory Practice is on the use of insights from the behavioural sciences in regulation. Such regulation is often referred to as ‘Nudging’, following a famous book from 2008 by Professors Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. In their book, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and … Continue reading Behavioural insights for effective regulation(1): The evolution of (ir)rational behaviour
Launch of the Chair in Regulatory Practice
On 10 September 2018, we had the formal launch of the Chair in Regulatory Practice at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Below is a transcript of my speech. There's also a presentation. Kia ora, Thank you, Keith (Keith Manch; Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maritime NZ), for your kind words. And many … Continue reading Launch of the Chair in Regulatory Practice
First month on the job
Kia ora On 30 July 2018, I have embarked on a brand new adventure as Professor and Chair in Regulatory Practice, at the School of Government, in the Victoria University of Wellington. On this blog, I will keep track of my work and will discuss regulatory news, analysis and opinion from New Zealand and beyond. … Continue reading First month on the job