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Trial Status in_development completed
Trial End Date February 11, 2025 January 24, 2025
Last Published December 11, 2024 11:51 PM February 03, 2025 06:08 PM
Study Withdrawn No
Intervention Completion Date September 26, 2024
Data Collection Complete Yes
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) 4,105 individuals
Was attrition correlated with treatment status? Yes
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations 4,105 individuals
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms 2,056 individuals in the control group, 2,049 in the treatment group. (The total sample size was 4,403, but 298 individuals had missing data on either the outcome variable, the covariate (income), or both.)
Is there a restricted access data set available on request? No
Program Files No
Data Collection Completion Date September 26, 2024
Is data available for public use? No
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Papers

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Paper Abstract Asbestos in Australian homes is getting older and degrading, increasing the risk that harmful fibres are released. In partnership with the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA), BETA surveyed over 4,400 owners of homes built before 1990, to determine which financial incentives would encourage them to proactively remove asbestos from their properties. Of the incentives we tested in a discrete choice experiment, homeowners strongly preferred grants – but grants can have economic downsides, like cost inflation. Loans and tax offsets appeared to be marginally effective. Homeowners are likely to respond to programs that clearly communicate their concrete financial benefits. Our survey revealed that although costs vary widely and can be prohibitive, most homeowners could afford many asbestos removal jobs. Clearly communicating the likely price, process and benefits may clarify that asbestos removal is achievable. Many homeowners do not know if their property contains asbestos or not. Furthermore, many are not motivated to find out. Incentives that encourage discovery may lead to an increase in asbestos removal rates. While many homeowners indicated that health concerns would increase their willingness to remove asbestos, our survey also revealed that in practice most homeowners remove asbestos only when renovating. Asbestos removal incentives could be packaged with support for other types of home upgrades (like energy efficiency or disaster preparedness).
Paper Citation Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, (2025). Safety meets savings: Exploring financial incentives for asbestos removal. ISBN978-1-925365-66-5 https://behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/projects/exploring-financial-incentives-asbestos-removal.pdf
Paper URL https://behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/projects/exploring-financial-incentives-asbestos-removal.pdf
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Post Trial Documents

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Description Technical report
Citation https://behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/projects/exploring-financial-incentives-asbestos-removal-technical.pdf
Url https://behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/projects/exploring-financial-incentives-asbestos-removal-technical.pdf
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Description Pre-analysis plan
Citation https://behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/projects/exploring-financial-incentives-asbestos-removal-pre-analysis.pdf
Url https://behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/projects/exploring-financial-incentives-asbestos-removal-pre-analysis.pdf
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