Making Play a Habit
Pediatricians stress the importance of spontaneous play for children. Behavioral scientists understand the power of routine and predictability for busy parents. Where’s the middle ground?
Lisa Gennetian
Lisa Gennetian is a research professor, Institute for Human Development and Social Change, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University. She focuses a lot of her work on understanding what shapes parent economic behavior and how to reduce child poverty. In 2015 she launched the beELL initiative; applying insights from behavioral economics to support parent engagement in, and enhance the impacts of, early childhood interventions. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University.
How Policy Informed by Behavioral Science Can Help Children in Poverty
A new study explores whether using behavioral principles to distribute a basic income can more effectively combat child poverty.