Time of event
15:00–18:10 Tokyo time
Summary
The adoption of stringent measures to contain COVID-19 such as lockdowns and contact tracing in some countries and rejection of them in others has highlighted the importance of applying behavioral insights to promote effective recovery strategies.
Co-hosted by ADBI and the Japan Nudge Promotion Council, this webinar shared lessons learned and best practices for applying behavioral and nudges in the COVID-19 environment. The focus was on ways to boost green financing and pandemic recovery, drawing upon big data, randomized controlled trials, and behavioral surveys.
Objectives
- Share best practices and lessons learned pertaining to the use of behavioral insights for combating the COVID-19 pandemic in the medium term
- Examine how behavioral insights could help promote green financing and pandemic recovery
Participants
- Policy makers and experts, as well as interested members of the public
Output
- Enhanced understanding of the use of behavioral insights and nudge theory to combat new waves of COVID-19
- Information and best practice exchange to develop more effective COVID-19 mitigation policies
- Greater COVID-19 policy collaboration between government officials, experts, and stakeholders
Partners
- Japan Nudge Promotion Council
- Asian Development Bank
Conference Presentations
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Session 1.1: Some Questions About Digitalization and Global Supply Chains |
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Session 1.2: What Works to Control COVID-19? Econometric Analysis of a Cross-Country Panel |
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Session 1.3: Behavioral Sciences Team (BEST) – Japan’s Nationwide Challenge |
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Session 2.1: New Mobility Behaviors-Impact on CO2 Emission |
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Session 2.2: Behavioural Insights in the face of COVID-19 among Japanese College Students |