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Trial Title
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Self-efficacy, economic decision-making and aspirations: A field experiment in Odisha, India
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Locus of control, economic decision-making and aspirations: A field experiment in Odisha, India
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Trial Status
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on_going
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completed
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Abstract
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Current research suggests that poverty can be a self-perpetuating process, leading to negative affective states, which in turn may constrain an individual’s ability to make favourable decisions. Findings further suggest that internal psychological constraints may hinder the take up of economic interventions. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of self-efficacy on the economic decision-making of farmers in Odisha, India. We will first ask whether low self-efficacy constrains the decision-making of farmers. We then proceed to ask if self-efficacy can be positively influenced through an intervention and further, if this can change the decisions of farmers including whether they take up crop insurance; increase their agricultural practices; and raise their aspirations for the future. This paper will build on a sample of 1689 farmers from Odisha, India and will exploit data from a randomized controlled trial conducted in June 2019.
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Current research suggests that poverty can be a self-perpetuating process, leading to negative affective states, which in turn may constrain an individual’s ability to make favorable decisions. Findings further suggest that internal psychological constraints may hinder the take up of economic interventions. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of locus of control on the economic decision-making of farmers in Odisha, India. We will first ask whether low locus of control constrains the decision-making of farmers. We then proceed to ask if locus of control can be positively influenced through an intervention and further, if this can change the decisions of farmers including whether they take up crop insurance; increase their agricultural practices; and raise their aspirations for the future. This paper will build on a sample of 1689 farmers from Odisha, India and will exploit data from a randomized controlled trial conducted in June 2019.
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Last Published
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May 20, 2020 01:46 AM
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April 28, 2021 03:22 AM
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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Self-efficacy:
1) Agricultural self-efficacy scale
2) General self-effficacy scale
Economic decision-making:
1) Insurance
2) Crop Insurance
3) Change in Fertilizer
4) Agricultural practices
Aspirations:
1) Aspired future yield
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Locus of control:
1) Agricultural locus of control scale
2) General locus of control scale
Economic decision-making:
1) Insurance
2) Crop Insurance
3) Change in Fertilizer
4) Agricultural practices
Aspirations:
1) Aspired future yield
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Experimental Design (Public)
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This study evaluates the impact of including a psychological component aimed at increasing self-efficacy in an agricultural training intervention and further the impact of a simulation app farming game on farmers self-efficacy, economic decision-making and aspirations. A detailed description of the experiment can be found in the attached pre-analysis plan.
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This study evaluates the impact of including a psychological component in an agricultural training intervention and further the impact of a simulation app farming game on farmers’ locus of control, economic decision-making and aspirations. A detailed description of the experiment can be found in the attached pre-analysis plan.
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Additional Keyword(s)
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self-efficacy, decision-making, agricultural behaviour, aspirations
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locus of control, decision-making, agricultural behaviour, aspirations
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Intervention (Hidden)
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A detailed description of the intervention is provided in the attached pre-analysis plan.
Foremost, a baseline survey was implemented in April 2018, followed by the experiment implementation in June 2019 and an end-line survey in the beginning of 2020 until May 2020 (expected). The main component of the experiment was an agricultural training intervention aimed at increasing farmers awareness regarding crop insurance, climate risk and stress tolerant rice varieties. The total number of farmers who took part in the training was 1689. Approximately half of these were also assigned to a psychological intervention aimed at directly increasing self-efficacy. The purpose of this paper is foremost to study if the farmers who were given the psychological intervention differ in terms of self-efficacy, economic decision-making and aspirations for the future compared to the farmers who were not assigned to the intervention. The sample used in this paper, will thus be the sample of farmers assigned to the agricultural training. There were two main methods by which the intervention was transmitted, these were; via traditional classroom training and video edutainment.
As psychologists have hypothesised that self-efficacy may be influenced by imagining ourselves or others behaving efficiently in hypothetical situations (Williams, 1995) the experiment also tests if a simulation app farming game can impact self-efficacy and farmer decision making. In this paper, we will evaluate the impact of the simulation app on the farmers self-efficacy economic decision-making and aspirations and further, if the farmers who were assigned to both the psychological intervention and the simulation app treatment differ from farmers who were only assigned to one of the treatments. Approximately half of the farmers who were given the training were also assigned to play the app.
The experiment also tested the possibility that monetary factors constrain the farmers in their decision-making by providing coupons substituting crop insurance and stress tolerant inputs. However, this study will not focus on the coupon treatment but solely on evaluating the effect of the self-efficacy focused components. The experiment also contained a control without any intervention, but this group will not serve as a comparison group in this study as this studies aim is not to evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs per se.
In total, all treatments and the control conditions constitute a sample of 3000 individuals. However, the sample used to evaluate the self-efficacy focused interventions will solely be the 1689 individuals assigned to agricultural training.
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A detailed description of the intervention is provided in the attached pre-analysis plan.
A baseline survey was implemented in April 2018, followed by the experiment implementation in June 2019 and an end-line survey in the beginning of 2020. Due to Covid-19, and the following national lock-down that took place in India, the collection of end-line data was delayed and completed in February 2021.
The main component of the experiment was an agricultural training intervention aimed at increasing farmers awareness of crop insurance, climate risk and stress tolerant rice varieties. The total number of farmers who took part in the training was 1689. Approximately half of these were also assigned to a psychological intervention. The purpose of this paper is foremost to study if the farmers who were given the psychological intervention differ in terms of locus of control, economic decision-making and aspirations for the future compared to the farmers who were not assigned to the intervention. The sample used in this paper, will thus, be the sample of farmers assigned to the agricultural training. There were two main methods by which the intervention was transmitted, these were; via traditional classroom training and video edutainment.
The experiment also tests if a simulation app farming game can impact the subjects locus of control, economic decision making and aspirations and further if farmers who were assigned to both the psychological intervention and the simulation app differ from farmers who were only assigned to one of the treatments. Approximately half of the farmers who were given the training were also assigned to play the app.
The experiment also tested the possibility that monetary factors constrain the farmers in their decision-making by providing coupons substituting crop insurance and stress tolerant inputs. However, this study will not focus on the coupon treatment but solely on evaluating the effect of the psychological intervention and the simulation app. The experiment also contained a control without any intervention, but this group will not serve as a comparison group in this study as this studies aim is not to evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs per se.
In total, all treatments and the control conditions constitute a sample of 3000 individuals. However, the sample used to evaluate the psychological intervention and the simulation app will solely be the 1689 individuals assigned to agricultural training.
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