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Climate Change Mitigation 3: Social Norms Location: B011 Session Chair: Rafael Nunes, Economic and Social Research Institute | |
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Attentiveness in Online Surveys in Environmental Economics 1: University of Kassel, Germany; 2: CESifo, Munich, Germany Empirical analyses based on survey data that ignore (in-)attentiveness of respondents can lead to biased and unreliable results. In this paper, we demonstrate the attenuation bias caused by inattentiveness and show that estimated parameters in analyses based online survey data are systematically re-weighted towards the characteristics of attentive respondents. We then experimentally examine the degree of bias and explore how attentiveness can be improved through different preventive interventions. Based on data from a nationally representative sample of more than 3,900 adult citizens in Germany, we show that inattentiveness is widespread, correlates with individual characteristics and preferences, and has important consequences for empirical results on pro-environmental behavior. In a pre-registered randomized controlled trial, we find that commonly used interventions, such as information about social norms, threats, or moral appeals, fail to correct the attenuation and re-weighting bias. We suggest a re-sampling alternative and conclude by discussing some implications of our findings for survey-based empirical research. | |