Excessive alcohol consumption is a widespread problem in many European countries. Being the third-leading risk-factor for disease and mortality in Europe, reducing harmful use of alcohol is considered one of the priority public health areas by WHO. In collaboration with DG SANTE, the Behavioural...

Policy-making can greatly benefit from a better understanding of people's behaviour. Often the assumption has been that people are 'rational'. However, this assumption has been shown to be unrealistic, and perhaps explains the limited effectiveness of some policies in the past. Well-designed...

Policy-making can greatly benefit from a better understanding of people's behaviour. Often the assumption has been that people are 'rational'. However, this assumption has been shown to be unrealistic, and perhaps explains the limited effectiveness of some policies in the past. Well-designed...

The use of receipt-based tax lotteries to increase (VAT) tax compliance has been of growing interest amongst EU Member States. Some countries have introduced such lottery schemes, namely Malta in 1997, Slovakia in 2013 and Portugal in 2014. Others have been intrigued about the possibility of...