Table A.2. Open in new tab RCT scenarios...

PAY: One group receives a higher payment than the other

Framed as being among the “lucky” group (higher payment)

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 pay one group of farmers a higher payment than another group which receives a lower payment.
That means, some farmers will receive a higher payment, whereas others will receive a lower payment. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group.
You are among the farmers who receive the higher payment. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

Framed as being among the “unlucky” group (lower payment)

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 pay one group of farmers a higher payment than another group which receives a lower payment.
That means, some farmers will receive a higher payment, whereas others will receive a lower payment. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group.
You are among the farmers who receive the lower payment. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

Table A.2.

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RCT scenarios for the payment distinction, as used in the study.

PAY: One group receives a higher payment than the other
Framed as being among the “lucky” group (higher payment)	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 pay one group of farmers a higher payment than another group which receives a lower payment. That means, some farmers will receive a higher payment, whereas others will receive a lower payment. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group. You are among the farmers who receive the higher payment. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?
Framed as being among the “unlucky” group (lower payment)	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 pay one group of farmers a higher payment than another group which receives a lower payment. That means, some farmers will receive a higher payment, whereas others will receive a lower payment. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group. You are among the farmers who receive the lower payment. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

PAY: One group receives a higher payment than the other

Framed as being among the “lucky” group (higher payment)

Framed as being among the “unlucky” group (lower payment)

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 pay one group of farmers a higher payment than another group which receives a lower payment.
That means, some farmers will receive a higher payment, whereas others will receive a lower payment. Chance alone decides who ends up in which group.
You are among the farmers who receive the lower payment. Do you find this approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the new agri-environmental scheme acceptable?

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