Research and analysis

Designing self- and co-regulation initiatives: best practice - a literature review

This literature review looks at how behavioural insight is used in the design of alternatives to regulation and how this can improve compliance and participation.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 21 October 2019

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Designing self- and co-regulation initiatives: evidence on best practices: a literature review

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2019/025

PDF, 469 KB, 32 pages

Details

This review looks at how behavioural insight is used in the design of alternatives to regulation and how this can improve compliance and participation.

The evidence was varied and diverse, but some key levers that could be used to increase the success of a policy initiative included:

• engaging potential users
• implicit threat to legislative or reputational incentives
• peer pressure

Published 21 October 2019