Contact tracing apps: a behavioural economist’s guide to improving uptake

John Hawkins; Ben Freyens

Contact tracing apps: a behavioural economist’s guide to improving uptake

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More than 3 million Australians have downloaded the Australian government’s COVIDSafe contact-tracing app in the three days since its release.
That’s impressive.
But not as impressive as the 2 million downloads in the first 24 hours. The slowing rate suggests it will take longer to get to 4 million, and remember the federal government wants 10 million people, 40% of the population, to download and use the app.

Original language	English
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
Volume	2020
No.	April
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation Paperpress
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2020

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