The Effectiveness and Persistency of Information Disclosure for Adopting Climate-Friendly Goods

Last registered on January 12, 2021
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The Effectiveness and Persistency of Information Disclosure for Adopting Climate-Friendly Goods
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006997
Initial registration date
January 07, 2021

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
January 11, 2021, 6:56 AM EST

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

Last updated
January 12, 2021, 6:14 PM EST

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

Locations

Country
China
Region
Country
China
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Yu Gao
Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2021-01-08
End date
2021-02-08
Keywords
Behavior, Environment & Energy
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
We measure the short- and long-term effects of an informational campaign on the de- mand for climate-friendly durable goods through an online field experiment in China. We provide consumers with information on the monetary and climate benefits of low-carbon lightbulbs, and observe their subsequent purchasing decisions for a month.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Gao, Yu. 2021. "The Effectiveness and Persistency of Information Disclosure for Adopting Climate-Friendly Goods ." AEA RCT Registry. January 12. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6997-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2021-01-08
Intervention End Date
2021-02-08

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
WTP and belief about the benefits of LEDs
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Four conditions in wave 1
Control
Control+belief elicitation
Monetary info+belief elicitation
environmental info+belief elicitation

+1 group of newly recruited subjects in wave 2
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
by the survey platform
Randomization Unit
individual level
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
4*250 per condition
Sample size: planned number of observations
250*4+250*5 observations
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
250*4+250 subjects
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
PKU GSM-IRB
IRB Approval Date
2021-01-08
IRB Approval Number
2021-04
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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

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