Environmental Awareness and Consumer Behavior

Last registered on October 17, 2017
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Environmental Awareness and Consumer Behavior
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0002536
Initial registration date
October 14, 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 17, 2017, 1:21 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region
California

Primary Investigator

Name
Andrew Jalil
Affiliation
Occidental College
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Arturo Vargas-Bustamante
PI Affiliation
UCLA
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PI Name
Joshua Tasoff
PI Affiliation
Claremont Graduate University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2017-06-01
End date
2023-06-01
Keywords
Education, Environment & Energy
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study will examine the effects of increased environmental awareness on consumer behavior.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Jalil, Andrew, Joshua Tasoff and Arturo Vargas-Bustamante. 2017. "Environmental Awareness and Consumer Behavior." AEA RCT Registry. October 17. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.2536-1.0
Former Citation
Jalil, Andrew, Joshua Tasoff and Arturo Vargas-Bustamante. 2017. "Environmental Awareness and Consumer Behavior." AEA RCT Registry. October 17. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/2536/history/22409
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2017-10-17
Intervention End Date
2022-06-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Percentage of meals that are vegan or vegetarian versus percentage that is meat-based.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We will visit classes in the experimental group to give a 50-minute guest talk on a particular aspect of climate change.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Coin flip
Randomization Unit
Classes at Occidental College.
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
In the Fall 2017 semester, we will make use of 10 classes at Occidental College.
Sample size: planned number of observations
In the Fall 2017 semester, we will have roughly 100-125 students in the control group and 100-125 in the experimental.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
5 classes in the control; 5 in the experimental
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
This is primarily intended as a pilot so that we can conduct a power analysis for our main study in 2018-2019.
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Human Subjects Research Review Committee at Occidental College
IRB Approval Date
2017-06-08
IRB Approval Number
Jali-F17046
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Post-Trial

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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