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Dr Manu Savani
Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Public Policy

Marie Jahoda 203

  • Politics
  • Politics and History
  • Social and Political Sciences

Summary

My research uses mixed method experiments to answer questions about health and political behaviours. I am interested in behavioural biases and 'nudges' that might bring about better outcomes for people. 

Prior to my PhD, I was an economist at the UK Government's Department for International Development over 2003-2012. I held roles covering a range of countries (Afghanistan, Burundi, Malawi and Somalia) and policy issues (pro-poor growth, HIV and AIDS, conflict and development, and value for money in aid spending). More recently, I was a Global Impact Evaluation Adviser for Oxfam GB, managing evaluations for the Gendered Enterprise and Markets project in Zambia and Bangladesh using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods in the field.

Read about my work on:

  • Covid-19  across the G7, funded by the British Academy
  • Commitment devices, and
  • Whether people prefer to be
  • Why you should , and how easy it is to do

Qualifications

I was awarded my PhD in 2017 from UCL’s Department of Political Science. I hold a First from the University of Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (St Anne’s College), and an MSc in Development Economics (Magdalen College). 

Responsibility

Senior Tutor for Politics and History at Brunel.

Associate Editor for Political Studies Review.

Newest selected publications

Banerjee, S., Zimmerman, L., Hortal, A., Dold, M., Ivchenko, A., Lades, L., et al. (2024) ''. Behavioural Public Policy, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 2398-063X

Journal article

Banerjee, S., John, P., Nyhan, B., Hunter, A., Koenig, R., Lee-Whiting, B., et al. (2024) ''. PNAS Nexus, 0 (in press, pre-proof). pp. 1 - 20.

Journal article

Koenig, R., Savani, MM., Lee-Whiting, B., McAndrews, J., Banerjee, S., Hunter, A., et al. (2024) ''. Scientific Reports, 14 (1). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 2045-2322

Journal article

Fisher, J., Savani, M. and Spyridonis, F. (2023) 'What do voters want from an online voting experience?: Results from user testing of a prototype i-voting app'. Place of publication: СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London. Available at: /research/Documents/ODA/I-voting-report-July-2023.pdf.

Report

Savani, MM. and Collignon, S. (2023) ''. Electoral Studies, 83. pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 0261-3794

Journal article
More publications(11)