Dr. Daniel Salicath from Max Planck Institute will present his paper, Information Intervention to Promote Safe Water Consumption: An RCT in areas affected by groundwater arsenic in India
Daniel Salicath and colleagues used a randomized controlled trial in Bihar, India, to test the effectiveness of an information intervention about arsenic in groundwater that focused on raising awareness and recommending low-cost mitigation techniques. The intervention enhanced knowledge and increased adoption of healthy water treatment practices and reduced the use of unhealthy ones. They also found a sizable reduction in measured arsenic quantity in the primary drinking water source after the intervention. The results suggest low-cost and low-effort information interventions can be an effective tool to change behavior.
- Time: Wednesday, March 16th at 12:15 -13:15
- Place: Elise Ottesen-Jensens hus, room EOJ 276/277
If you would like to follow the presentation on zoom, please send an e-mail to ase.lea@uis.no
The presentation is part of the UiS Business School seminar series on Eonomics and Finance.