Table A.1. Open in new tab RCT scenarios...

EXCLU: A group of farmers is randomly excluded from a payment scheme

Framed as being among the “lucky” group (allowed to participate)

In this part of the study, we want to discuss agri-environmental policy.
Across Europe, agri-environmental schemes provide payments to farmers to engage in environmentally friendly farming practices.
Think of the following scenario:
To assess the effectiveness of an agri-environmental scheme, researchers want to randomly include or exclude a group of farmers from being able to participate in a new scheme.
That means, some farmers can choose to become part of the new scheme, whereas others do not have the opportunity. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group.
You are among the farmers who can sign up for the new scheme. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

Framed as being among the “unlucky” group (not allowed to participate)

In this part of the study, we want to discuss agri-environmental policy.
Across Europe, agri-environmental schemes provide payments to farmers to engage in environmentally friendly farming practices.
Think of the following scenario:
To assess the effectiveness of an agri-environmental scheme, researchers want to randomly include or exclude a group of farmers from being able to participate in a new scheme.
That means, some farmers can choose to become part of the new scheme, whereas others do not have the opportunity. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group.
You are not among the farmers who can sign up for the new scheme. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

Table A.1.

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RCT scenarios for the exclusion, as used in the study.

EXCLU: A group of farmers is randomly excluded from a payment scheme
Framed as being among the “lucky” group (allowed to participate)	In this part of the study, we want to discuss agri-environmental policy. Across Europe, agri-environmental schemes provide payments to farmers to engage in environmentally friendly farming practices. Think of the following scenario: To assess the effectiveness of an agri-environmental scheme, researchers want to randomly include or exclude a group of farmers from being able to participate in a new scheme. That means, some farmers can choose to become part of the new scheme, whereas others do not have the opportunity. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group. You are among the farmers who can sign up for the new scheme. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?
Framed as being among the “unlucky” group (not allowed to participate)	In this part of the study, we want to discuss agri-environmental policy. Across Europe, agri-environmental schemes provide payments to farmers to engage in environmentally friendly farming practices. Think of the following scenario: To assess the effectiveness of an agri-environmental scheme, researchers want to randomly include or exclude a group of farmers from being able to participate in a new scheme. That means, some farmers can choose to become part of the new scheme, whereas others do not have the opportunity. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group. You are not among the farmers who can sign up for the new scheme. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

EXCLU: A group of farmers is randomly excluded from a payment scheme

Framed as being among the “lucky” group (allowed to participate)

Framed as being among the “unlucky” group (not allowed to participate)

In this part of the study, we want to discuss agri-environmental policy.
Across Europe, agri-environmental schemes provide payments to farmers to engage in environmentally friendly farming practices.
Think of the following scenario:
To assess the effectiveness of an agri-environmental scheme, researchers want to randomly include or exclude a group of farmers from being able to participate in a new scheme.
That means, some farmers can choose to become part of the new scheme, whereas others do not have the opportunity. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group.
You are not among the farmers who can sign up for the new scheme. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

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