An online survey experiment on intergenerational consumption tradeoff

Last registered on March 10, 2022

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
An online survey experiment on intergenerational consumption tradeoff
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0009072
Initial registration date
March 09, 2022

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
March 10, 2022, 9:01 PM EST

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

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2022-03-14
End date
2022-03-16
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
To study intergenerational discounting, we perform an online survey in which the respondent is asked to answer how much he or she is willing to swap the current consumption with the consumption of a person in the distant future. The subjects will be randomly assigned to the control and the treatment, in the latter of which a piece of information on climate change is provided.

External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Yamaguchi, Rintaro. 2022. "An online survey experiment on intergenerational consumption tradeoff." AEA RCT Registry. March 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.9072-1.0
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2022-03-14
Intervention End Date
2022-03-16

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Some measure of intergenerational (social) discount rates
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Discount rates are derived using how much the respondent is willing to tradeoff consumption between different dates.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The respondent is asked to answer how much he or she is willing to swap the current consumption with the consumption of a person in the distant future. The subjects will be randomly assigned to the control and the treatment, in the latter of which a piece of information on climate change is provided.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
The randomization is done by an online survey company using their survey software.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
3,000 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
3,000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1,500 individuals control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

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IRB Approval Date
IRB Approval Number

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

Program Files
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Reports & Other Materials