Behavioural Insights for Integrity

Focussing on systems and institutions, the human dimension of integrity is often overlooked. Yet, integrity depends on people’s choices.

A growing body of evidence has shed light on how corrupt networks function, how individuals are tempted to profit from corruption and how they react to the incentives provided by anti-corruption measures.

Behavioural research provides a wealth of insights for policy makers to develop innovative and well-targeted integrity policies.

• A nudge in the right direction: applying behavioural insights to public integrity (Blog article)

• Read the report

"If a business offered a job to a politician in exchange for political favours, do you think the politician would accept?” – asking the right questions can generate valuable evidence for integrity.

• Learn more about measuring trust in institutions

This collection of over 100 case studies shows how behavioural insights are being applied to public policies around the world. 

• See examples

When public decisions over policies are directed away from the public interest, it exacerbates inequalities and undermine democratic values, economic growth and trust in government.

• How to mitigate these risks

See our country reports, comparative evidence and analysis of international practices:

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Contact the public sector integrity division at:

GOV.integrity@oecd.org