Oman’s Supreme Council for Planning (SCP) has established a Behavioral Economics Unit to help decision-makers in the Sultanate factor in scientific evidence on trends in behaviour that could help aid public policy development.
This will serve as Oman’s central unit for behaviourally-informed public policy-making that uses economics and human psychology to improve public policy outcomes, outlined the SCP in a statement on its website.
“The mission is to advance the well-being of the Omani population by improving the effectiveness of public services and individuals’ decision-making,” it added.
The unit is located in the Secretariat General of the Supreme Council for Planning and it aims to:
- Transfer international knowledge to the unique context of Oman, and find out what works and what doesn’t by conducting rigorous scientific approaches.
- Build the capability of Oman’s public sector to apply behavioural insights through training and practice.
- Host events with leading figures in behavioural economics and policy practitioners.
- Contribute to the Arab body of behavioural insights to advance regional knowledge.
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