TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Being surveyed can change later behavior and related parameter estimates
JO  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
A1  - Zwane, Alix Peterson
A1  - Zinman, Jonathan
A1  - Dusen, Eric Van
A1  - Pariente, William
A1  - Null, Clair
A1  - Miguel, Edward
A1  - Kremer, Michael
A1  - Karlan, Dean S.
A1  - Hornbeck, Richard
A1  - Giné, Xavier
A1  - Duflo, Esther
A1  - Devoto, Florencia
A1  - Crepon, Bruno
A1  - Banerjee, Abhijit
SP  - 1821
EP  - 1826
VL  - 108
IS  - 5
N2  - Does completing a household survey change the later behavior of those surveyed? In three field studies of health and two of microlending, we randomly assigned subjects to be surveyed about health and/or household finances and then measured subsequent use of a related product with data that does not rely on subjects' self-reports. In the three health experiments, we find that being surveyed increases use of water treatment products and take-up of medical insurance. Frequent surveys on reported diarrhea also led to biased estimates of the impact of improved source water quality. In two microlending studies, we do not find an effect of being surveyed on borrowing behavior. The results suggest that limited attention could play an important but context-dependent role in consumer choice, with the implication that researchers should reconsider whether, how, and how much to survey their subjects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0027-8424
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1000776108
ID  - ref1
ER  -