Behavioral Economist at the California Air Resources Board
Collin.Weigel@arb.ca.gov
Collin uses behavioral economics to improve the design of environmental policies, and teaches how behavioral strategies can be used to learn how to make policies and outreach more effective and inclusive. His current research includes testing the efficacy of information, behavioral nudges, and financial incentives aimed at increasing adoption of conservation practices in the Midwest among more than 2,000 landowners. Another project tests how different information on soil erosion can increase engagement with Iowa farmers.
Using Targeted Messages to Improve Engagement in Agriculture
A story induces greater environmental contributions than scientific information among liberals but not conservatives
Applying a “fail-fast” approach to conservation in US agriculture
Behavioral biases among producers: Experimental evidence of anchoring in procurement auctions
Lottery incentives, citizen science, and resource management: Evidence from the Agricultural Data Reporting Incentive Program (AgDRIP)
Challenges in recruiting US farmers for policy-relevant economic field experiments
Using a randomized controlled trial to develop conservation strategies on rented farmlands
Rented farmland: A missing piece of the nutrient management puzzle in the Upper Mississippi River Basin?
Barriers to Using Economic Experiments in Evidence‐Based Agricultural Policymaking
The Problem of Feral Hogs and the Challenges of Providing a Weak-Link Public Good
Conservation behavior and effects of economic and environmental message frames
Nudging Organizations: Evidence from three large-scale field experiments
Underpowered studies and exaggerated effects: A replication and re-evaluation of the magnitude of anchoring effects
Don't Stop Now: An Experimental Investigation of the Sunk Cost Effect
Comparative analysis of time and risk preferences of U.S. agricultural farmers and university students
Popular experimental methods for eliciting time preferences do not yield the same conclusions: a field experiment with a national sample of adult business owners
Effects of horizon, delays, and magnitudes on discounting by U.S. farmers and university stu- dents
Is Justice Blind? Experimental evidence on the perceptions of contributions to judicial campaigns