- There is **little research** on the effects of **optional information provision** on choice behavior and information recall.
- In their study, @tienhaara2022information surveyed preferences for agricultural genetic resources, allowing respondents the option to access detailed information on the valued goods prior to preference elicitation.
- Similarly, @hu2009consumers 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 voluntary retrieve information have **larger willingness to pay** for the good to be valued.
- Their study design, however, does not allow comparing the optional information retrieval to a version where the additional information was shown obligatory.
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**?
3. Do **survey engagement**, **information recall**, **consequentiality**, and **stated preferences** differ between respondents who **access voluntary information** and those who do not?
1. 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 optional information**?
3. Do **survey engagement**, **information recall**, **consequentiality**, and **stated preferences** differ between respondents who **voluntary access information** and those who do not?
- In the DCE, respondents were asked to imagine possible **changes** to their **most frequently used UGS**.
- This **restructuring** involved adjustments to the UGS's **naturalness** and changes to the **walking distance**.
- The associated **costs** of this restructuring were intended to be integrated into monthly **rental payments**.
- Participants in the DCE were presented **ten** randomly assigned **choice cards** with a choice between **two alternative programs** for the renovation of the UGS and the **current status quo**.
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+ Timings: We saved the net interview time and the mean Choice Card time.-\> **Survey engagement**
+ **Consequentiality**:
+ Two questions on **consequentiality**
1. To what extent do you believe that the decisions you make will have an impact on how the green spaces in your neighborhood are designed in the future? (I believe in it very much - I don’t believe in it at all )
2. To what extent do you believe that the decisions you make will affect whether you have to pay a contribution for urban greening in the future? (I believe in it very much - I don’t believe in it at all )
- Example: *To what extent do you believe that the decisions you make will have an impact on how the green spaces in your neighborhood are designed in the future? (I believe in it very much - I don’t believe in it at all)*
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 optional information?
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- Respondents that voluntary access information are younger, richer and have a higher natural relatedness index
- No effects of gender and education
- Respondents' preferences for the good to be valued influence the likelihood of accessing additional information
- Respondents' preferences for the good to be valued (NR-index) influence the likelihood of accessing additional information
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## Discussion (3)
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 voluntary access information and those who do not?
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- Respondents that voluntary access information do engage more in the survey & have a higher consequentiality score