Promoting behavioral response to information on air quality

Last registered on March 18, 2023
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Promoting behavioral response to information on air quality
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010122
Initial registration date
September 25, 2022

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
September 27, 2022, 11:51 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
March 18, 2023, 9:48 PM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Tong Liu
Affiliation
National University of Singapore
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Wei Yan
PI Affiliation
Stanford University
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PI Name
Kaiping Peng
PI Affiliation
Tsinghua University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2022-09-26
End date
2023-06-30
Keywords
Behavior, Environment & Energy, Health, Labor
Additional Keywords
pollution, information
JEL code(s)
H40, I12, J24, Q50
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Public provision of environmental information is becoming prevalent worldwide to improve public awareness of environmental risks to protect public health, but there is a lack of evidence on its effectiveness. This study examines how multiple interventions on air quality information will affect the attitudes, behaviors, health, and test scores of students in China.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Liu, Tong, Kaiping Peng and Wei Yan. 2023. "Promoting behavioral response to information on air quality." AEA RCT Registry. March 18. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10122-1.2
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2022-09-26
Intervention End Date
2023-03-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
mental and behavioral responses, test scores
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We will conduct a survey experiment which randomly selects students in Chinese middle schools into multiple interventions. The interventions include basic information on ambient air quality at school, adverse impacts of air pollution, defensive measures against air pollution, and potential benefits and costs of defensive measures.
We measure multiple student outcomes before and after the experiment, including attitudes and behaviors, mental health and subjective well-being, and test scores.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
randomization done by a computer
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
roughly 30 schools and 300 classes
Sample size: planned number of observations
roughly 15,000 students
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1500 students for each treatment arm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Tsinghua University
IRB Approval Date
2022-03-25
IRB Approval Number
N/A
Analysis Plan