Direct and cross-resource spillover effects of social information about water usage

Last registered on September 30, 2020
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General Information

Title
Direct and cross-resource spillover effects of social information about water usage
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006546
Initial registration date
September 29, 2020

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First published
September 30, 2020, 10:26 AM EDT

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Locations

Country
Italy
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Jacopo Bonan
Affiliation
Politecnico di Milano
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Massimo Tavoni
PI Affiliation
Politecnico di Milano
PI Name
Arianna Galliera
PI Affiliation
Università Cattolica di Milano
PI Name
Giovanna d'Adda
PI Affiliation
University of Milan

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2019-10-01
End date
2021-01-31
Keywords
Behavior, Environment & Energy
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Abstract
Social information programs are widely used by policy makers to nudge behavioural change. Our first research question looks at the direct impact of a customized household report about water usage on water consumption in Italy. Our second research question relates to the spillover effects of the water report on the individual consumption of other resources, such as gas and electricity. The third research question is to assess the effect of receiving different nudges. In our case, people receive different social information on different resources.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Bonan, Jacopo et al. 2020. "Direct and cross-resource spillover effects of social information about water usage." AEA RCT Registry. September 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6546-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2019-10-01
Intervention End Date
2021-01-31

Primary Outcomes

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MD5: 1a4eafc074edf4852439306b716ca83c

SHA1: adfe8f646d9ab33fcecda6c6a420f8e08335e121

Uploaded At: September 29, 2020

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