[Phd-behsci] Courtesy reminder: PhD Lab today + Leo's survey draft
Maev Nic Lochlainn
maev.niclochlainn at ucdconnect.ie
Wed Jul 10 14:24:17 BST 2024
Sorry Till and sorry all
I cannot make it to the lab this afternoon - meetings here in Dublin
All the best
Maev
On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 at 11:26, Till Stowasser <till.stowasser at stir.ac.uk>
wrote:
> Dear PhD Lab,
>
> Just a quick reminder that we will have our first summer PhD lab today at
> 14:30-16:00
>
>
> https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmZjOGJiMDctYzA3Ni00Y2EyLWE3ZTItODUwOGMwYjkzMzNh%40thread.v2/0?context={"Tid"%3a"4e8d09f7-cc79-4ccb-9149-a4238dd17422"%2c"Oid"%3a"687c6002-ec0f-42f0-87a8-916e90b3c5b2"}
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>
> Also, please have a look at Leo’s e-mail and survey draft (see below)
> before the lab, so you are able to give feedback on it.
>
> Thanks and see you later today!
> Till
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Leonhard Lades <l.k.lades at stir.ac.uk>
> *Subject: **Re: [Phd-behsci] PhD Lab meetings over the summer*
> *Date: *8 July 2024 at 09:57:52 BST
> *To: *Till Stowasser <till.stowasser at stir.ac.uk>, phd-behsci Mailing List
> <phd-behsci at lists.stir.ac.uk>
> *Cc: *Lucie Martin <lucie.martin at esri.ie>, Cara Augustenborg <
> cara.augustenborg at ucd.ie>, Margaret Samahita <margaret.samahita at ucd.ie>,
> Niamh Whelan <niamh.whelan1 at ucdconnect.ie>, Patricia Lentz <
> patricia.lentz at ucd.ie>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday in the Lab session!
>
> From around 4pm on Wednesday, I will be talking about a survey we are
> going to put into the field in the next few weeks. It is a simple but
> innovative survey about "Sludge" (~ frictions that make it harder for us to
> do what we want; the opposite of nudge).
>
> Many people in Behavioural Public Policy talk about the unequal effects of
> sludge, but so far nobody has quantified such inequalities using a survey.
>
> A Word version of the survey is attached, and a short summary of the idea
> is below. I will only talk for 5 minutes or so to have enough time for your
> thoughts.
>
> We'd be grateful for any feedback! Potential feedback relates to the
> sludge vignettes and ideas for new sludge vignettes (the DVs), the
> independent variables, whether we should present the data on vulnerability
> and acceptability in the same paper, what not to forget when
> pre-registering... And is anybody aware of simple survey measures for
> scarcity (time/money/energy), present bias, unrealistic optimism, limited
> attention?
>
> Thanks in advance for your feedback and all the best,
> Leo
>
>
>
>
>
>
> The key idea of the survey is to present people with about 10 short
> descriptions such as:
>
> *"To apply for financial assistance from the government, you must fill out
> a lengthy form, providing lots of information that is already on government
> systems."*
>
> and then follow up with questions on vulnerability to sludge (e.g. would
> it be difficult for you to carry out this task?) as well as acceptability
> of sludge (e.g. Is this procedure acceptable?).
>
> Then we test whether "vulnerability" and "acceptability" differ depending
> on (maybe a subset of) age, gender, education, employment status, ethnic
> group, marital status, living rural or urban, income, a measure of
> scarcity, physical health, mental health, having a disability, personality
> traits, trust in government, and left/right political leaning.
>
> Here is a list of the sludge descriptions we have so far come up with. The
> below only shows sludge when interacting with government services. However,
> participants will randomly see sludge from either the public or the private
> sector so we can see differences there.
>
> - *"To access a government service, you must first set up an online
> account. This involves providing contact information and agreeing to be
> contacted."*
> - *"To access information from a government website, you must register
> and log into an account. The website frequently experiences service
> shut-downs so you are unable to access messages or updates."*
> - *"To submit an application for a government grant, you cannot upload
> a pdf document. Instead you must manually fill out the details in mandatory
> boxes"*
> - *"To apply for financial assistance from the government, you must
> fill out a lengthy form, providing lots of information that is already on
> government systems."*
> - *"To apply for a rebate from the government, you must make a phone
> call and wait on hold for long periods before connecting with a staff
> member"*
> - *"To access a government service, you must organise an in-person
> meeting. The time slots are limited and difficult to obtain"*
> - "To choose a provider for a government service, you must search for
> the relevant information on various websites. The details are fragmented
> and presented in different formats, making comparison difficult."
> - "To choose the best option for a service from the government, you
> must compare various details, which are often presented in a lengthy and
> complicated way"
> - *"To unsubscribe from a government mailing list, you must visit the
> website and fill out a 7 question survey providing reasons for leaving"*
> - *"To unsubscribe from a government mailing list, you must visit the
> website and find the unsubscribe button that is often purposely hard to
> find"*
> - *"To access information on a government website, you frequently
> encounter pop-up advertisements that block the webpage. This makes it
> difficult and time-consuming to view the relevant information"*
> - *"To switch pension plans you must first post a form to the
> government authorities detailing the request. This leads to delays for
> processing the update"*
> - *"To obtain a public licence, you must hire an advisor, a process
> that can be time-consuming and often comes with additional fees."*
> - *"To contact support for public services, you must first select a
> button on an automated menu before being referred to the relevant phone
> line"*
> - *"To apply for assistance from the government, you must compile
> detailed financial history, employment documents, and references. The
> approval process can take weeks, often requiring resubmissions due to
> unclear requirements and conflicting advice online"*
> - *"To access government services online, you often encounter broken
> or outdated links, making it difficult to find the necessary information."*
> - *"To apply for a government permit, you often have to wait for
> extended periods without receiving progress updates. This lack of
> communication leads to frustration and uncertainty"*
> - *"To register for government support, you must provide multiple
> forms of identification, often without a clear reason."*
> - *"To access government services online, you often find websites
> incompatible with screen readers. This creates barriers for visually
> impaired users, making it hard to get necessary information and services."*
> - *"To access certain government services, you must disclose sensitive
> information, which can expose you to stigma"*
>
>
>
> The quite simple analysis will be along these lines:
>
> (1) Are some people more vulnerable to sludge than others? (OLS with
> random effects or clustered standard errors as we have up to 10 sludge
> vignettes per person.
>
> - Vulnerability = b_0 + b_1 *Demographics* + b_2 *Personality* + b_3
> SludgeType + epsilon
>
> (2) Is sludge seen as more acceptable by some than by others? (OLS with
> random effects or clustered standard errors)
>
> - Acceptability = b_0 + b_1 *Demographics* + b_2 *Personality* + b_3
> SludgeType + epsilon
> - Acceptability = b_0 + b_1 PrivateOrPublic + b_2 *Demographics* + b_3
> *Personality* + epsilon
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* PhD-BehSci <phd-behsci-bounces at lists.stir.ac.uk> on behalf of
> Till Stowasser <till.stowasser at stir.ac.uk>
> *Sent:* 04 July 2024 20:05
> *To:* phd-behsci Mailing List <phd-behsci at lists.stir.ac.uk>
> *Subject:* Re: [Phd-behsci] PhD Lab meetings over the summer
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thank you to those who have answered the doodle poll. We have a clear
> winner: 10th of July.
>
> So these are our PhD lab sessions during the Summer
>
> Meeting 1: Wednesday, 10th of July, 14:30–16:00
>
> - Agenda Item 1: General Catch Up
> - Agenda Item 2: Any takers for presentation? (no pressure if not)
>
> Meeting 2: Wednesday, 31st of July, 11:00–12:30
>
> - Agenda Item 1: General Catch Up
> - Agenda Item 2: Any takers for presentation? (no pressure if not)
>
> Meeting 3: Wednesday, 28th of August, 11:00–12:30
>
> - Agenda Item 1: General Catch Up
> - Agenda Item 2: Katie will present her progress
>
>
> I will send through invites via Teams in a minute.
>
> Best,
> Till
>
>
>
>
> On 2 Jul 2024, at 11:58, Till Stowasser <till.stowasser at stir.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Dear PhD Lab,
>
> I’d like to revisit our three PhD labs over the Summer. We have already
> found dates for Meetings 2 and 3 but we had to postpone Meeting 1 to TBD
> because of a clash with the Summer School that Hector is hosting.
>
> Meeting 1: Wednesday, XXth of July
> Meeting 2: Wednesday, 31st of July
> Meeting 3: Wednesday, 28th of August
>
> I would suggest to move the first meeting to next week (on MSTeams). I
> have availabilities on Tuesday to Friday that week. To find the date that
> best fits most of us, I have created the following doodle:
> https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/eZmjYGgd
>
> I’d be grateful if you could fill it in the doodle.
>
> Best wishes,
> Till
>
> On 7 Jun 2024, at 14:50, Till Stowasser <till.stowasser at stir.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Follow-up 3rd of July won’t work as this collides with Hector’s SGPE
> Summer School (sorry, Hector, for this oversight).
>
> We will have to move to the week before or after. @Simon: When are you
> back from leave?
>
> I will let you know an alternative suggestion soonish. Can't commit quite
> yet as I am waiting for another event around that time to be confirmed.
>
> Best,
> Till
>
> On 7 Jun 2024, at 14:00, Till Stowasser <till.stowasser at stir.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Dear PhD lab,
>
> Apologies, I meant to send this through a lot sooner.
>
> Shall we settle on a few dates to meet during the summer? I believe
> monthly meetings (on Teams) would make sense. That would give us three
> meetings until the beginning of the Autumn term.
>
> Let’s have our first meeting once Simon is back from leave.
>
> How about the following?
>
> Meeting 1: Wednesday, 3rd of July
> Meeting 2: Wednesday, 31st of July
> Meeting 3: Wednesday, 28th of August
>
> @Katie: Which one of these would you like to present in?
>
> I will also schedule 1:1 meetings with all Stirling-based PhD students in
> June. Please let me know your availability.
>
> Best,
> Till
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