Behavioral barriers to energy efficiency adoption in Kenya: evidence from cookstoves

Last registered on January 10, 2023
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Behavioral barriers to energy efficiency adoption in Kenya: evidence from cookstoves
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0002484
Initial registration date
September 29, 2017

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
October 02, 2017, 9:43 AM EDT

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

Last updated
January 10, 2023, 9:52 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
Kenya
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Susanna Berkouwer
Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Joshua Dean
PI Affiliation
University of Chicago
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2017-10-01
End date
2023-12-31
Keywords
Behavior, Environment & Energy, Health
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial is based on or builds upon one or more prior RCTs.
Abstract
See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerJMP.pdf for abstract of Berkouwer & Dean (2022), which presents finding from the 2019 RCT.

See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerDean_Health.pdf for the Pre-Analysis Plan, which presents details on the 3-year follow up in 2022, focused on health impacts.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Berkouwer, Susanna and Joshua Dean. 2023. "Behavioral barriers to energy efficiency adoption in Kenya: evidence from cookstoves." AEA RCT Registry. January 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.2484-8.2
Former Citation
Berkouwer, Susanna and Joshua Dean. 2023. "Behavioral barriers to energy efficiency adoption in Kenya: evidence from cookstoves." AEA RCT Registry. January 10. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/2484/history/168336
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerJMP.pdf for details of Berkouwer & Dean (2022), which presents finding from the 2019 RCT.

See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerDean_Health.pdf for the Pre-Analysis Plan, which presents details on the 3-year follow up in 2022, focused on health impacts.
Intervention Start Date
2019-03-01
Intervention End Date
2023-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerJMP.pdf for details of Berkouwer & Dean (2022), which presents finding from the 2019 RCT.

See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerDean_Health.pdf for the Pre-Analysis Plan, which presents details on the 3-year follow up in 2022, focused on health impacts.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerJMP.pdf for details of Berkouwer & Dean (2022), which presents finding from the 2019 RCT.

See http://www.susannaberkouwer.com/files/theme/BerkouwerDean_Health.pdf for the Pre-Analysis Plan, which presents details on the 3-year follow up in 2022, focused on health impacts.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer.
Randomization Unit
Household.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1,000
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
500 cookstove adopters and 500 non-adopters.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS) at UC Berkeley
IRB Approval Date
2018-05-15
IRB Approval Number
2017-11-10534
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

BerkouwerDean2019_PAP_20190423.pdf

MD5: a94de01d2899fd1b384d4097cc8753bf

SHA1: 9cbe5c5d97c466e84323e3fc9e6f1d62f3afa7a4

Uploaded At: July 17, 2019

BerkouwerDean_JDEPAP_StovesHealth_Rev1.pdf

MD5: 40def5623e834805f2648badde92f2eb

SHA1: 61f70156b3090c91e059333b7cb632fa0cf8051f

Uploaded At: August 22, 2022

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials