Podcasts Government Gov Innovator Podcast The importance of replication and validation in evidence-based policy: An interview with Tammy Chang, U.S. Treasury Department, and Nathaniel Higgins, formerly U.S. Social and Behavioral Sciences Team Episode #146

The importance of replication and validation in evidence-based policy: An interview with Tammy Chang, U.S. Treasury Department, and Nathaniel Higgins, formerly U.S. Social and Behavioral Sciences Team Episode #146

Published: May 24, 2017, 4:55 a.m.

In this podcast episode, we explore two real-life\xa0stories from the front lines of government performance improvement efforts that highlight the\xa0importance of replication and validation\xa0in evidence-based policy. In the U.K., the department of revenue and customs, in conjunction with the U.K. Behavioral Insights Team (BIT), tested new versions of the letter sent to people who were [\u2026]