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Hello all! This is my monthly post on Behavioral Economic initiatives/policies around the world and their impacts this past year. I hope you enjoy. The “Healthy Choice” Labeling Initiative Goes Global The first one I will be going over is the Healthy choice labeling initiative. As of January 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed…

Hello all! You guessed it, another post about BE strategies and their impact on the world. This article will mainly be covering these strategies in the midst of vaccine hesitancy in 2024. Hope you enjoy! New York’s “Vax Bucks” Program In early 2024, New York introduced “Vax Bucks” to get people to take the COVID…

Hello all! Here I am with another interesting BE strategy that has had a heavy impact on Southeast Asia. Today I will be talking about the use of Nudge Theory in reducing plastic waste and it’s effects on Southeast Asia. In 2024, Indonesia led an initiative that sought to resolve a regional crisis that was…

Hello all! I hope your month has been going great to far. Today I will be talking about South America. Specifically, some initiatives they have produced in order to take actionable steps to being healthier as a community via BE strategies. In 2024, Brazil and Argentina spearheaded a movement that aimed to “nudge” their citizens…

Hello all! I hope your summer is going well. Today I will be talking about India. Specifically, how the country is using BE initiatives to reduce the amount of air pollution. For reference, India has some of the worst cases of pollution in the world, so I hope your as interested to see their course…

Hello all! I hope you are doing well. Here I am with, guess what, another BE initiative. This time, I will be talking about Australia’s usage of behavioral economic strategies to combat a decline in mental health in the country. If you didn’t know, this past year Australia has had a concerning increase in reported…

Hello all! Hope all is well, school’s almost over! Despite that, the push for a better world is never over. And for that reason, I will be writing about strategies and initiatives that are going on in Europe right now to encourage renewable energy. In 2024, the EU initiated an ambitious effort to speed up…

Hello all! I hope all is going great. I’m back again with another interesting strategy employed from around the world. This time at home! I hope you all enjoy this one as I talk about how the United States is helping make the population more financially literate. In 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department launched financial…

Hello all! Happy March. For a special surprise, I will once again be talking about behavioral economic-related strategies around the world. Today, I will be talking about the fight for making public health more available in India via digitalization. I hope you all enjoy. India’s game-changing steps in 2024 to digitalize healthcare stem from the…

Hello all! I hope everything is going as great as it has always been. Today I will be talking about Japan. Specifically, it’s use of behavioral economic strategies in reforming its retirement pensions to deal with the problem of too many old people (I know that sounds bad but in an economic sense) and its…