Reproduction of 'Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi'

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Flechtner
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Violent Conflict ◽  
And Behavior

scholarly journals Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 941-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten J Voors ◽  
Eleonora E. M Nillesen ◽  
Philip Verwimp ◽  
Erwin H Bulte ◽  
Robert Lensink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Violent Conflict ◽  
Time Preferences ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Risk Seeking ◽  
Long Run ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact

We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict on social, risk, and time preferences. We find that conflict affects behavior: individuals exposed to violence display more altruistic behavior towards their neighbors, are more risk-seeking, and have higher discount rates. Large adverse shocks can thus alter savings and investments decisions, and potentially have long-run consequences—even if the shocks themselves are temporary. (JEL C93, D12, D74, 012, 017, 018)

scholarly journals Asking young children to “do science” instead of “be scientists” increases science engagement in a randomized field experiment

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (18) ◽  
pp. 9808-9814
Author(s):  
Marjorie Rhodes ◽  
Amanda Cardarelli ◽  
Sarah-Jane Leslie
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Randomized Field Experiment ◽  
Science Engagement ◽  
Children's Beliefs ◽  
And Behavior

Subtle features of common language can imply to young children that scientists are a special and distinct kind of person—a way of thinking that can interfere with the development of children’s own engagement with science. We conducted a large field experiment (involving 45 prekindergarten schools, 130 teachers, and over 1,100 children) to test if targeting subtle properties of language can increase science engagement in children’s daily lives. Despite strong tendencies to describe scientists as a special kind of person (in a baseline control condition), brief video-based training changed the language that teachers used to introduce science to their students. These changes in language were powerful enough to predict children’s science interest and behavior days later. Thus, subtle features of language shape children’s beliefs and behaviors as they unfold in real world environments. Harnessing these mechanisms could promote science engagement in early childhood.

scholarly journals The mixed effects of online diversity training

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (16) ◽  
pp. 7778-7783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward H. Chang ◽  
Katherine L. Milkman ◽  
Dena M. Gromet ◽  
Robert W. Rebele ◽  
Cade Massey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Diversity Training ◽  
Bias Reduction ◽  
Placebo Control ◽  
Women In The Workplace ◽  
Global Organization ◽  
The One ◽  
And Behavior

We present results from a large (n = 3,016) field experiment at a global organization testing whether a brief science-based online diversity training can change attitudes and behaviors toward women in the workplace. Our preregistered field experiment included an active placebo control and measured participants’ attitudes and real workplace decisions up to 20 weeks postintervention. Among groups whose average untreated attitudes—whereas still supportive of women—were relatively less supportive of women than other groups, our diversity training successfully produced attitude change but not behavior change. On the other hand, our diversity training successfully generated some behavior change among groups whose average untreated attitudes were already strongly supportive of women before training. This paper extends our knowledge about the pathways to attitude and behavior change in the context of bias reduction. However, the results suggest that the one-off diversity trainings that are commonplace in organizations are unlikely to be stand-alone solutions for promoting equality in the workplace, particularly given their limited efficacy among those groups whose behaviors policymakers are most eager to influence.

scholarly journals Abundance and foraging behavior of native insect pollinators and their effect on mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eeshita Mandal ◽  
Md Ruhul Amin ◽  
Habibur Rahman ◽  
Abdul Mannan Akanda
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Protein Content ◽  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Insect Pollination ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
And Behavior

A field experiment was carried out in Gazipur, Bangladesh to find out the abundance and behavior of native insect pollinators and their impact on the yield and seed quality of mustard (Brassica juncea L.). Total 8 species of insects under 8 different families in 3 orders were found as pollinator and their abundance ranged from 0.5 to 6.6/30 sweeps. The pollinator insects revealed statistically higher abundance compared to pest, predator and other category. The pollinators were most abundant at 11.0 hrs of the day and differed in their landing duration on flower. Ant and cabbage butterfly stayed statistically similar and longer time (24.1 and 23.5 sec., respectively). The highest yield (994.3 kg/ha) was obtained from insect managed pollination treatment followed by open (759.7 kg/ha) and enclosed condition (272.3 kg/ha). Insect pollination revealed higher percentage of germination, t100-seed weight, per cent oil and protein content but the results did not differ statistically. Bangladesh J. Zool. 46(2): 117-123, 2018

A Field Experiment Examining Mindfulness on Eating Enjoyment and Behavior in Children

Mindfulness ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1748-1756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phan Y. Hong ◽  
Matthew D. Hanson ◽  
David A. Lishner ◽  
Shelby L. Kelso ◽  
Steven W. Steinert
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
And Behavior

scholarly journals Motivating the adoption of new community-minded behaviors: An empirical test in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. eaau5175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Blair ◽  
Rebecca Littman ◽  
Elizabeth Levy Paluck
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Evolution Of Cooperation ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
New Community ◽  
And Behavior

Social scientists have long sought to explain why people donate resources for the good of a community. Less attention has been paid to the difficult task of motivating the first adopters of these important behaviors. In a field experiment in Nigeria, we tested two campaigns that encouraged people to try reporting corruption by text message. Psychological theories about how to shift perceived norms and how to reduce barriers to action drove the design of each campaign. The first, a film featuring actors reporting corruption, and the second, a mass text message reducing the effort required to report, caused a total of 1181 people in 106 communities to text, including 241 people who sent concrete corruption reports. Psychological theories of social norms and behavior change can illuminate the early stages of the evolution of cooperation and collective action, when adoption is still relatively rare.

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