Public Prediction Bulletin

Abstract

This survey's authors conducted an experiment in which they randomly assigned air pollution filters to rooms at economic conferences. Assignment to a room with air filters reduced PM 2.5 by 20% compared to rooms without air filters. This survey aims to gather your perceptions of different outcomes that might be associated with air quality at conferences. The survey will take 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

Study ID sspp-2024-0025-v1
Authors Ludovica Gazze, Allen Huang, Santiago Saavedra, and Mattie Toma
Discipline Economics
Field Environment, Resource And Energy Economics, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics
Completion Time 10 Minutes
Close Date Sept. 1, 2024


Citation
Gazze, Ludovica, Huang, Allen, Saavedra, Santiago, and and Mattie Toma. 2024. "Air Quality and Conference Engagement." Social Science Prediction Platform. July 17. https://socialscienceprediction.org/s/d04a8x



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The number of displaced people globally has reached a historic high, exceeding 110 million people in 2023 (UNHCR, 2023), making the question of how to best address their needs ever more pressing. Lack of economic opportunities, vulnerability to shocks, and poverty are among the widespread concerns. Further, the incidence of common mental health conditions among refugees and other marginalized populations is substantially higher than in the general population, while access to mental health services is particularly low (WHO, 2022). In this study, we examine the interaction between the economic and psychological well-being of camp-based refugees in Kenya and evaluate how both dimensions are impacted by a program bundle, including (1) a psychoeducation program and financial literacy training, and (2) a cash transfer for a subset of the sample.

Study ID sspp-2024-0014-v1
Authors Theresa Beltramo, Antonia Delius, Edward Miguel, Utz Pape, Ibrahima Sarr, Nistha Sinha, Precious Zikhali
Discipline Economics
Field Development Economics
Completion Time 15 Minutes
Close Date Aug. 16, 2024


Citation
Beltramo, Theresa, Delius, Antonia, Miguel, Edward, Pape, Utz, Sarr, Ibrahima, Sinha, Nistha, and Precious Zikhali. 2024. "Impact Evaluation of a Psychosocial Training and Cash Transfer Program for Refugees in Kenya." Social Science Prediction Platform. June 15. https://socialscienceprediction.org/s/084ece

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You will see a short summary of a field experiment (A/B test) conducted by an online retailer and will be asked to estimate the results. We are sending this survey to academics and also many practitioners who work in industry areas such as A/B testing, experimentation, and consumer experience/UX. We will also ask you to make quick estimates of the results of 2-3 framed field experiments/lab experiments which closely resemble online retail webpages but were not conducted with real customers. We want to get people's estimates about the impact of different forms of nudges and whether small changes to an online webpage influence choices.

Study ID sspp-2024-0020-v1
Authors Kellen Mrkva
Discipline Economics, Psychology, Other
Field Behavioral Insights, Behavioral Science, Other
Completion Time 5 Minutes
Close Date Aug. 14, 2024


Citation
Kellen Mrkva. 2024. "Online Retail Field Experiments (and Lab/Framed Field Experiments) on Nudges." Social Science Prediction Platform. July 12. https://socialscienceprediction.org/s/2xa2dz

Abstract

You will see a short summary of a field experiment (A/B test) conducted by an online retailer and will be asked to estimate the results. We are sending this survey to academics and also many practitioners who work in industry areas such as A/B testing, experimentation, and consumer experience/UX. We will also ask you to make quick estimates of the results of 2-3 framed field experiments/lab experiments which closely resemble online retail webpages but were not conducted with real customers. We want to get people's estimates about the impact of different forms of nudges and whether small changes to an online webpage influence choices.

Study ID sspp-2024-0019-v1
Authors Kellen Mrkva
Discipline Economics, Psychology, Other
Field Behavioral Insights, Behavioral Science, Other
Completion Time 5 Minutes
Close Date Aug. 14, 2024


Citation
Kellen Mrkva. 2024. "Online Retail Field Experiments (and Framed Field Experiments) on Nudges." Social Science Prediction Platform. July 10. https://socialscienceprediction.org/s/2zyxa8

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We conduct a randomized controlled trial in Mozambique to study the gains to employers when making hiring decisions with more information on job applicants. This study takes place in the context of hiring “health promoters” (HPs) to achieve public health goals related to HIV/AIDS. Neighborhoods are randomly assigned to a control group (no HP) or to one of three treatment groups in which they receive an HP that is hired on the basis of different amounts of information. Primary outcomes include HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy refills in study neighborhoods.

Study ID sspp-2024-0013-v1
Authors James Allen IV, Arlete Mahumane, James Riddell IV, Tanya Rosenblat, Dean Yang, Hang Yu, Basit Zafar
Discipline Economics
Field Development Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, Behavioral Economics
Completion Time 5 Minutes
Close Date July 31, 2024


Citation
IV, James Allen, Mahumane, Arlete, IV, James Riddell, Rosenblat, Tanya, Yang, Dean, Yu, Hang, and Basit Zafar. 2024. "Returns to Information in Hiring." Social Science Prediction Platform. April 30. https://socialscienceprediction.org/s/fcc4z8



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