Peter D Lunn
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 267684 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Peter D Lunn |
| PRENOMES | Peter D |
| SOBRENOME | Lunn |
| ASSINATURA | LUNN P D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Economic and Social Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7174-5320 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 25 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 95 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Childhood gambling experiences and adult problem gambling
Many countries are strengthening their regulation of the gambling industry. Measures to protect children from exposure to gambling are often an important component of regulation, as childhood exposure to gambling is thought to lead to problem gambling (PG) in adulthood. We report a pre-registered analysis of survey data from a nationally representative sample of adults in Ireland (N = 1,663). Almost two-in-three adults (64%) report having gambled…
Behavioural science policy advice-making during Covid-19
Introduction: Effective pandemic response requires large-scale behavioural change. Despite efforts to integrate behavioural science advice in public health policy making, there is a shortage of empirical evidence on the challenges faced by countries that want to professionalise their behavioural science advisory capacity. As senior behavioural science advisers during the COVID-19 pandemic, we explored and compared how behavioural science organise…
Linking farmers’ views of bovine tuberculosis to biosecurity behaviours
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an endemic disease. Eradication programmes generally involve state test-and-cull protocols, biosecurity standards and vaccination or culling of wildlife. This paper investigates how farmers' perceptions of bTB and eradication attempts influence their own behaviour. Qualitative research has highlighted specific perceptions that may influence behaviour. The present mixed-methods study began with a qualitative analysis, …
Effects of inducements on sports gambling and decision-errors
Designing information materials to reduce blame and build trust in health screening
OBJECTIVES: This study explores strategies to reduce blame for false results and build trust in population-based cervical screening. False results cause patient frustration, blame, and distrust. To address these issues, we developed a decision aid comprising three components: (1) a journey map that visually explains the screening process, (2) a video featuring a medical scientist discussing uncertainty inherent in screening and her role in testin…
The impact of generative artificial intelligence on socioeconomic inequalities and policy making
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to both exacerbate and ameliorate existing socioeconomic inequalities. In this article, we provide a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary overview of the potential impacts of generative AI on (mis)information and three information-intensive domains: work, education, and healthcare. Our goal is to highlight how generative AI could worsen existing inequalities while illuminating how AI may hel…
Behavioural evidence to inform the Covid-19 pandemic response
Humankind's main defence against the virus that cuases COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), besides vaccine development, was co-ordinated behaviour change. In many countries, co-ordination was assisted by tracking surveys designed to measure self-reported behaviour and attitudes. This paper describes an alternative, complementary approach, which was undertaken in close collaboration with officials in the Department of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister). We a…
Active travel infrastructure design and implementation
Replacing car travel with walking and cycling is at the core of the shift to healthier and more sustainable societies. Implementing dedicated infrastructure is a common measure to achieve this aim. But policymakers in multiple countries regularly contend with two obstacles: designing infrastructure that people will make use of and securing public support for implementation. We review and synthesize relevant research from behavioral science that s…
Survey instructions bias perceptions of environmental health risks
A basic function of government is to manage environmental risks. This requires measurement of how the public perceive different risks, but it is hard to measure risk perceptions in a neutral, unbiased way. In a pre-registered experiment with a nationally representative sample (N = 800), we tested the effects of survey instructions on perceived risk from common environmental health hazards. Participants were randomised to read instructions that ma…
Effective communication of time–of–use electricity tariffs
Time-of-use (ToU) tariffs bring important benefits to consumers and society, but some individuals may find it harder to benefit from them than others. Communication around ToU tariffs needs to explain both benefits and challenges successfully. This article presents results from a pre-registered experiment with N = 1300 consumers in Ireland that pre-tested behaviourally-informed communications on ToU tariffs. Consumers were generally positive towa…
Improving the management of hospital waiting lists by using nudges in letters
The redesigned letter increased patient compliance with the validation process. The redesign has subsequently been adopted by public hospitals in Ireland
How consumer and provider responses to nutritional labelling interact
An experimental approach to measuring consumer preferences for water charges
Regulators acting on behalf of the public need to understand the interests of the people they represent. This paper describes a collaboration with the OECD and Scotland's water industry to deploy randomised behavioural experiments to investigate preferences for water charges. In a study conducted online (n = 500) and face-to-face (n = 100), participants rated price trajectories for acceptability, where the temporal pattern, presentation, magnitud…
Using decision aids to support self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVE: Self-isolation is a vital element of efforts to contain COVID-19. We set out to test whether decision aids can support self-isolation. DESIGN: We conducted a pre-registered online experiment with a nationally representative sample (n = 500). Three stages tested: (i) whether decision trees help people to decide whether they need to self-isolate; (ii) whether an online planning tool increases people's confidence in their ability to self-…
Coronavirus in Ireland
It depends on how you ask
Objective Accurate measurement of compliance with COVID-19 guidance is important for public health policy and communications. Responses to surveys, however, are susceptible to psychological biases, including framing effects and social desirability. Our aim was to measure the effects of these biases on estimates of compliance with public health guidance (eg, hand-washing, social distancing). Design We conducted two online experiments (n=1800) and …
Using Behavioral Science to help fight the Coronavirus
This rapid, narrative review summarizes useful evidence from behavioral science for fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. We undertook an extensive, multi-disciplinary literature search covering five issues: handwashing, face touching, self-isolation, public-spirited behavior, and responses to crisis communication. The search identified more than 100 relevant papers. We find effective behavioral interventions to increase handwashing, but not to reduce …
Predicting farms’ noncompliance with regulations on nitrate pollution
This paper demonstrates the use of “big data” to target behavioural interventions that aim to reduce environmental pollution. The data relate to ongoing noncompliance with the EU Nitrates Directive among farmers in Ireland. We compiled more than 1.2 million records from disparate administrative data, then employed multi-level statistical analysis to model regulatory breaches. The novel statistical associations generated shed light on possible rea…
Official advice improves mortgage-holders’ perceptions of switching
Encouraging consumers to switch to lower-rate mortgages is important both for the individual consumer's finances and for functioning competitive markets, but switching rates are low. Given the complexity of mortgages, one potential regulatory intervention that may increase switching rates is to provide independent advice on how to select good mortgage products and how to navigate the switching process. Working with a government consumer protectio…
The effect of spatial location of calorie information on choice, consumption and eye movements
Motivating social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Messages that invoke thoughts of infecting vulnerable people or large numbers of people can motivate social distancing and, hence, help to limit the spread of COVID-19. Stated public evaluations (obtained via focus groups or surveys) may underestimate the actual effectiveness of such emotional messages
The case for laboratory experiments in behavioural public policy
Behavioural science is increasingly applied to policy in many countries. While the empirical approach to policy development is welcome, we argue with reference to existing literature that laboratory experiments are presently underused in this domain, relative to field studies. Assumptions that field experiments, including randomised controlled trials, produce more generalisable results than laboratory experiments are often misplaced. This is beca…
The Role of Decision-making Biases in Ireland's Banking Crisis
How Ireland's banking crisis ultimately comes to be understood will have a long-term impact on Irish policy and politics. This article considers potential causes of the crisis suggested by advancements in behavioural science. It hypothesises and assesses whether known biases in judgement and decision-making were instrumental in the development and severity of the crisis. Evidence is considered in relation to whether financial decisions were influ…
Measuring discrimination facing ethnic minority job applicants
The role of employer discrimination in labour market matching is often acknowledged but challenging to quantify. What part of the 'ethnic penalty' in the labour market is due to recruitment discrimination? This experiment, the first of its kind in Ireland, explicitly measured this by sending out nearly 500 equivalent CVs from Irish and minority candidates in response to advertised vacancies in the greater Dublin area. We find that candidates with…
The sports and exercise life-course
Measuring discrimination facing ethnic minority job applicants
The role of employer discrimination in labour market matching is often acknowledged but challenging to quantify. What part of the 'ethnic penalty' in the labour market is due to recruitment discrimination? This experiment, the first of its kind in Ireland, explicitly measured this by sending out nearly 500 equivalent CVs from Irish and minority candidates in response to advertised vacancies in the greater Dublin area. We find that candidates with…
Motivating social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Messages that invoke thoughts of infecting vulnerable people or large numbers of people can motivate social distancing and, hence, help to limit the spread of COVID-19. Stated public evaluations (obtained via focus groups or surveys) may underestimate the actual effectiveness of such emotional messages
The sports and exercise life-course
It depends on how you ask
Objective Accurate measurement of compliance with COVID-19 guidance is important for public health policy and communications. Responses to surveys, however, are susceptible to psychological biases, including framing effects and social desirability. Our aim was to measure the effects of these biases on estimates of compliance with public health guidance (eg, hand-washing, social distancing). Design We conducted two online experiments (n=1800) and …
The effect of spatial location of calorie information on choice, consumption and eye movements
Behavioural evidence to inform the Covid-19 pandemic response
Humankind's main defence against the virus that cuases COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), besides vaccine development, was co-ordinated behaviour change. In many countries, co-ordination was assisted by tracking surveys designed to measure self-reported behaviour and attitudes. This paper describes an alternative, complementary approach, which was undertaken in close collaboration with officials in the Department of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister). We a…
How consumer and provider responses to nutritional labelling interact
An experimental approach to measuring consumer preferences for water charges
Regulators acting on behalf of the public need to understand the interests of the people they represent. This paper describes a collaboration with the OECD and Scotland's water industry to deploy randomised behavioural experiments to investigate preferences for water charges. In a study conducted online (n = 500) and face-to-face (n = 100), participants rated price trajectories for acceptability, where the temporal pattern, presentation, magnitud…
Coronavirus in Ireland
The case for laboratory experiments in behavioural public policy
Behavioural science is increasingly applied to policy in many countries. While the empirical approach to policy development is welcome, we argue with reference to existing literature that laboratory experiments are presently underused in this domain, relative to field studies. Assumptions that field experiments, including randomised controlled trials, produce more generalisable results than laboratory experiments are often misplaced. This is beca…
The sports and exercise life-course
Measuring discrimination facing ethnic minority job applicants
The role of employer discrimination in labour market matching is often acknowledged but challenging to quantify. What part of the 'ethnic penalty' in the labour market is due to recruitment discrimination? This experiment, the first of its kind in Ireland, explicitly measured this by sending out nearly 500 equivalent CVs from Irish and minority candidates in response to advertised vacancies in the greater Dublin area. We find that candidates with…
The Role of Decision-making Biases in Ireland's Banking Crisis
How Ireland's banking crisis ultimately comes to be understood will have a long-term impact on Irish policy and politics. This article considers potential causes of the crisis suggested by advancements in behavioural science. It hypothesises and assesses whether known biases in judgement and decision-making were instrumental in the development and severity of the crisis. Evidence is considered in relation to whether financial decisions were influ…
The case for laboratory experiments in behavioural public policy
Behavioural science is increasingly applied to policy in many countries. While the empirical approach to policy development is welcome, we argue with reference to existing literature that laboratory experiments are presently underused in this domain, relative to field studies. Assumptions that field experiments, including randomised controlled trials, produce more generalisable results than laboratory experiments are often misplaced. This is beca…
Using Behavioral Science to help fight the Coronavirus
This rapid, narrative review summarizes useful evidence from behavioral science for fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. We undertook an extensive, multi-disciplinary literature search covering five issues: handwashing, face touching, self-isolation, public-spirited behavior, and responses to crisis communication. The search identified more than 100 relevant papers. We find effective behavioral interventions to increase handwashing, but not to reduce …
Predicting farms’ noncompliance with regulations on nitrate pollution
This paper demonstrates the use of “big data” to target behavioural interventions that aim to reduce environmental pollution. The data relate to ongoing noncompliance with the EU Nitrates Directive among farmers in Ireland. We compiled more than 1.2 million records from disparate administrative data, then employed multi-level statistical analysis to model regulatory breaches. The novel statistical associations generated shed light on possible rea…
Official advice improves mortgage-holders’ perceptions of switching
Encouraging consumers to switch to lower-rate mortgages is important both for the individual consumer's finances and for functioning competitive markets, but switching rates are low. Given the complexity of mortgages, one potential regulatory intervention that may increase switching rates is to provide independent advice on how to select good mortgage products and how to navigate the switching process. Working with a government consumer protectio…
The effect of spatial location of calorie information on choice, consumption and eye movements
Motivating social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Messages that invoke thoughts of infecting vulnerable people or large numbers of people can motivate social distancing and, hence, help to limit the spread of COVID-19. Stated public evaluations (obtained via focus groups or surveys) may underestimate the actual effectiveness of such emotional messages
Using decision aids to support self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVE: Self-isolation is a vital element of efforts to contain COVID-19. We set out to test whether decision aids can support self-isolation. DESIGN: We conducted a pre-registered online experiment with a nationally representative sample (n = 500). Three stages tested: (i) whether decision trees help people to decide whether they need to self-isolate; (ii) whether an online planning tool increases people's confidence in their ability to self-…
Coronavirus in Ireland
It depends on how you ask
Objective Accurate measurement of compliance with COVID-19 guidance is important for public health policy and communications. Responses to surveys, however, are susceptible to psychological biases, including framing effects and social desirability. Our aim was to measure the effects of these biases on estimates of compliance with public health guidance (eg, hand-washing, social distancing). Design We conducted two online experiments (n=1800) and …
An experimental approach to measuring consumer preferences for water charges
Regulators acting on behalf of the public need to understand the interests of the people they represent. This paper describes a collaboration with the OECD and Scotland's water industry to deploy randomised behavioural experiments to investigate preferences for water charges. In a study conducted online (n = 500) and face-to-face (n = 100), participants rated price trajectories for acceptability, where the temporal pattern, presentation, magnitud…
How consumer and provider responses to nutritional labelling interact
The impact of generative artificial intelligence on socioeconomic inequalities and policy making
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to both exacerbate and ameliorate existing socioeconomic inequalities. In this article, we provide a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary overview of the potential impacts of generative AI on (mis)information and three information-intensive domains: work, education, and healthcare. Our goal is to highlight how generative AI could worsen existing inequalities while illuminating how AI may hel…
Behavioural evidence to inform the Covid-19 pandemic response
Humankind's main defence against the virus that cuases COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), besides vaccine development, was co-ordinated behaviour change. In many countries, co-ordination was assisted by tracking surveys designed to measure self-reported behaviour and attitudes. This paper describes an alternative, complementary approach, which was undertaken in close collaboration with officials in the Department of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister). We a…
Active travel infrastructure design and implementation
Replacing car travel with walking and cycling is at the core of the shift to healthier and more sustainable societies. Implementing dedicated infrastructure is a common measure to achieve this aim. But policymakers in multiple countries regularly contend with two obstacles: designing infrastructure that people will make use of and securing public support for implementation. We review and synthesize relevant research from behavioral science that s…
Survey instructions bias perceptions of environmental health risks
A basic function of government is to manage environmental risks. This requires measurement of how the public perceive different risks, but it is hard to measure risk perceptions in a neutral, unbiased way. In a pre-registered experiment with a nationally representative sample (N = 800), we tested the effects of survey instructions on perceived risk from common environmental health hazards. Participants were randomised to read instructions that ma…
Effective communication of time–of–use electricity tariffs
Time-of-use (ToU) tariffs bring important benefits to consumers and society, but some individuals may find it harder to benefit from them than others. Communication around ToU tariffs needs to explain both benefits and challenges successfully. This article presents results from a pre-registered experiment with N = 1300 consumers in Ireland that pre-tested behaviourally-informed communications on ToU tariffs. Consumers were generally positive towa…
Improving the management of hospital waiting lists by using nudges in letters
The redesigned letter increased patient compliance with the validation process. The redesign has subsequently been adopted by public hospitals in Ireland
Effects of inducements on sports gambling and decision-errors
Designing information materials to reduce blame and build trust in health screening
OBJECTIVES: This study explores strategies to reduce blame for false results and build trust in population-based cervical screening. False results cause patient frustration, blame, and distrust. To address these issues, we developed a decision aid comprising three components: (1) a journey map that visually explains the screening process, (2) a video featuring a medical scientist discussing uncertainty inherent in screening and her role in testin…
Childhood gambling experiences and adult problem gambling
Many countries are strengthening their regulation of the gambling industry. Measures to protect children from exposure to gambling are often an important component of regulation, as childhood exposure to gambling is thought to lead to problem gambling (PG) in adulthood. We report a pre-registered analysis of survey data from a nationally representative sample of adults in Ireland (N = 1,663). Almost two-in-three adults (64%) report having gambled…
Behavioural science policy advice-making during Covid-19
Introduction: Effective pandemic response requires large-scale behavioural change. Despite efforts to integrate behavioural science advice in public health policy making, there is a shortage of empirical evidence on the challenges faced by countries that want to professionalise their behavioural science advisory capacity. As senior behavioural science advisers during the COVID-19 pandemic, we explored and compared how behavioural science organise…
Linking farmers’ views of bovine tuberculosis to biosecurity behaviours
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an endemic disease. Eradication programmes generally involve state test-and-cull protocols, biosecurity standards and vaccination or culling of wildlife. This paper investigates how farmers' perceptions of bTB and eradication attempts influence their own behaviour. Qualitative research has highlighted specific perceptions that may influence behaviour. The present mixed-methods study began with a qualitative analysis, …
Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (14 obras) · Computer Science (8 obras) · Business (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Economics (6 obras) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Pandemic (5 obras)