- Too **much information** may increase survey **complexity**, leading to respondents being overburdened with it and producing less consistent choices.
- Too **much information** may increase survey **complexity**, leading to respondents being overburdened with it and producing less consistent choices.
- Too **little information** may lead respondents to **not** being able to make an **informed choice**.
- Too **little information** may lead respondents to **not** being able to make an **informed choice**.
- Valid preference elicitation depends not only on the provision of information, but also on the **appropriate processing and recall** of the information by the respondent.
- Valid preference elicitation depends not only on the provision of information, but also on the **appropriate processing and recall** of the information by the respondent.
- **Voluntary information** allows the respondents to gather required information if needed.
- **Voluntary information** allows the respondents to gather required information if needed and might increase efficiency of information provision
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## Literature
## Literature
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- There is **little research** on the effects of **voluntary information provision** on choice behavior and information recall.
- There is **little research** on the effects of **optional information provision** on choice behavior and information recall.
- In their study, **Tienhaara et al. (2022)** surveyed preferences for agricultural genetic resources, allowing respondents the option to access detailed information on the valued goods prior to preference elicitation.
- In their study, **Tienhaara et al. (2022)** surveyed preferences for agricultural genetic resources, allowing respondents the option to access detailed information on the valued goods prior to preference elicitation.
- Similarly, **Hu et al. (2009)** offered respondents the opportunity to access voluntary information about genetic modified food before participating in a choice experiment.
- Similarly, **Hu et al. (2009)** offered respondents the opportunity to access voluntary information about genetic modified food before participating in a choice experiment.
- Both studies conclude that, on average, respondents who retrieve voluntary information have **larger willingness to pay** for the good to be valued.
- Both studies conclude that, on average, respondents who retrieve voluntary information have **larger willingness to pay** for the good to be valued.
- Our study explores the impact of additional obligatory and voluntary information on stated preferences using an exogenous split sample approach with three treatments.
- Our study explores the impact of additional obligatory and optional information on stated preferences using an exogenous split sample approach with three treatments.
- We investigate the effects of information treatments on survey engagement, information recall, consequentiality, and stated preferences, similar to Welling et al. (2023), expanding our understanding of treatment effects.
- We investigate the effects of information treatments on survey engagement, information recall, consequentiality, and stated preferences, similar to Welling et al. (2023), expanding our understanding of treatment effects.
- We test who choose additional information and to what extent they have different preferences than respondents who do not choose aditional information.
- We test who choose additional information and to what extent they have different preferences than respondents who do not choose additional information.
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## Research Questions
## Research Questions
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1. How do obligatory and voluntary information treatments affect **survey engagement**, **information recall**, **consequentiality**, and **stated preferences**?
1. How do obligatory and optional information provision affect **survey engagement**, **information recall**, **consequentiality**, and **stated preferences**?
2. Do **socio-demographic** or **attitudinal** variables influence the decision to **access voluntary information**?
2. Do **socio-demographic** or **attitudinal** variables influence the decision to **access voluntary information**?
3. Do **survey engagement**, **information recall**, **consequentiality**, and **stated preferences** differ between respondents who **access voluntary information** and those who do not?
3. Do **survey engagement**, **information recall**, **consequentiality**, and **stated preferences** differ between respondents who **access voluntary information** and those who do not?
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# Survey & Data
## Discrete Choice Experiment
## Discrete Choice Experiment
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