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2. Contextual framing and monetary incentives in field experiments on risk preferences: evidence from german farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rommel, Jens (author), Hermann, Daniel (author), Müller, Malte (author), and Mußhoff, Oliver (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-11-05
- Published:
- United States: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12382
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 70, Iss. 2
- Notes:
- 18 pages, Recent studies cast doubt on the ability of abstract experiments to predict decision-making in the field. Thus, scholars have argued for more ‘realism’ by introducing context to field experiments. Yet, such realism may work against the induced values of monetary incentives in economic experiments. It is an open question whether contextual framing works best with or without inducing values, through methods such as the use of monetary incentives. Using a sample of 146 German farmers, we compare experimentally the predictive power of a framed lottery in an agricultural context vs. using an abstract version. For one half of the sample, lotteries are incentivised; for the other half, they are hypothetical. Although risk preferences differ between treatments, all four lottery tasks correlate poorly with farmers’ real-world use of risk management instruments such as harvest or hail insurance. Subjects who start with an agricultural framing are willing to take significantly greater risks in the lotteries. More generally, our findings cast doubt on the ability of lottery tasks to predict risk-taking in the field.
3. How a 19th century chemist took on the food industry with a grisly experiment
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Shapiro, Ari (author)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-10-08
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09826
- Notes:
- NPR: The Salt, 6 pages.
4. Message framing and climate change communication: a meta-analytical review?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Li, Nan (author), Su, Leona Yi-Fan (author), and Association for Communication Excellence
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 1 Document Number: D10165
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 102(3)
- Notes:
- 16 pages, via online journal article, This meta-analytic study reviewed experimental studies that examined the effects of message framing on public engagement with climate change. We included 10 studies that used self-reported measures of climate-related attitudes and behaviors, with 26 comparison pairs. The results suggested that message framing generally has a positive effect on individuals’ engagement with climate change and its two sub-categories – behavioral intentions and support for climate policy. More specifically, we found message frames that emphasize the environmental, economic, and moral dimensions of climate change have a small-to-medium size impact on individuals’ engagement with climate change. In contrast, message frames around public health implications or geographical identity barely influence individuals’ engagement with this issue. We discussed the implications on strategic communications of climate change.