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Increasing workplace giving

General Information

Project description

BETA is working with the Department of Social Services to evaluate the effectiveness of various behaviourally informed approaches on increasing workplace giving.

Analysis Plan

How hypothesis will be tested

Trial 1: An unbalanced three-arm RCT randomised at the individual level and a pre-post observational trial. Data will be collected at two follow-up periods: two and four weeks after intervention delivery.

Trial 2: A 2x2 factorial randomised trial, randomised at the individual level. Data collected at two follow-up periods: two and four weeks after intervention delivery.

Dependent variables

Trial 1:
Primary outcomes:
Workplace giving (WG) participation (joining or not joining).
Change in average fortnightly WG donation.

Secondary outcomes:
Total amount of money directed to WG each fortnight.
Change in comprehension of WG.
Charities receiving donations.
Number of email read receipts.
Number of click-throughs from email to WG sign-up page.

Trial 2:
Primary outcome:
Workplace giving (WG) participation (providing any donation).

Secondary outcome:
Change in average fortnightly WG donation.

Sample Size. How many observations will be collected or what will determine sample size?

Trial 1: 1,315 employees in the RCT. 687 employees in the pre-post trial.

Trial 2: 2,250 employees in the RCT.

External link

https://behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/projects/increasing-workplace-giving
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Australia

Canberra

Who is behind the project?

Institution: Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC)
Team: Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA)

Project status:

Pre-registration

Methods

Methodology: Field Experiment
Could you self-grade the strength of the evidence generated by this study?: 1
Data collection: Have any data been collected for this project already?: Some or all of the data have been collected, and the research team has had access
Start date: 03/21/2018

What is the project about?

Policy area(s): Social Welfare
Topic(s): Equality and Social Justice
Behavioural tool(s): Commitment Device, Messenger effect, Personalization

Date published:

15 November 2021

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