Skin in the game, political affect and policy acceptance

Last registered on September 27, 2022
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Skin in the game, political affect and policy acceptance
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010134
Initial registration date
September 27, 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, 12:08 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Germany
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Anja Köbrich León
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Jansoch Schobin
PI Affiliation
Univesity of Kassel
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2022-10-04
End date
2022-10-18
Keywords
Behavior, Environment & Energy
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to experimentally investigate whether citizens adapt their climate protection behavior when the reference group does not correspond to their leadership role.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Köbrich León, Anja and Jansoch Schobin. 2022. "Skin in the game, political affect and policy acceptance." AEA RCT Registry. September 27. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10134-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Political Affect Prime
Intervention Start Date
2022-10-04
Intervention End Date
2022-10-18

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Acceptance of environmental policies
Skin in the game INdicator
Political affect
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We use two treatment groups.
To capture the extent to which policymakers embrace their environmental leadership role, the treatment group receives information on regarding the efforts of politicians to use vehicles with low CO2 emissions.
The control group receives information about the functioning of an autonomous driving car.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individuals
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
2000 participants
Sample size: planned number of observations
2000 participants
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1000 participants per treatment group
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
6 percentage points
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
GfeW
IRB Approval Date
2022-09-27
IRB Approval Number
ESczoYk5
Analysis Plan

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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