Structural racism – The daily blog of behavioral and cognitive economics

How to Embed Equity in Your Research, Despite the Backlash

I am a big believer in meditation and one of my favorite apps is Headspace. Users are encouraged to imagine the mind as a blue sky—the canvas onto which our thoughts and emotions appear. Clouds will inevitably roll in, representing anxiety and negative emotions, and, at times, those clouds may blanket the entire sky. But above the clouds, when you break through, the blue sky is always there. For years, my work has explored how psychology and the applied behavioral sciences provide tools for policy design, implementation, and evaluation. More recently, I have turned my attention to behavioral science’s role in the pursuit of equity. ….[READ]