California Air Resources Board
Collin Weigel
Behavioral economist studying how people respond to environmental policy.
Bio
Collin is a behavioral economist in the Research Division of the California Air Resources Board. He uses field experiments to study how information, incentives, and nudges affect participation in environmental programs.
His recent work evaluates ways to increase participation in a California air purifier program reaching more than 100,000 people. Earlier work includes a study of conservation practices among more than 2,000 Midwest landowners and a test of soil erosion messaging with Iowa farmers.
Appointments
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2020–presentBehavioral EconomistCalifornia Air Resources Board, Research Division
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2018–2020Postdoctoral Fellow in Behavioral EconomicsThe Nature Conservancy, at Johns Hopkins University
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2016–2018Postdoctoral FellowJohns Hopkins University
Education
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2016Ph.D., EconomicsUniversity of Arizona
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2012M.A., EconomicsUniversity of Arizona
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2010B.A., Economics and Business ManagementPacific University
Publications
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2024
Behavioral biases among producers: Experimental evidence of anchoring in procurement auctions
Paul J. Ferraro, Kent D. Messer, Pallavi Shukla, and Collin Weigel The Review of Economics and Statistics, 106(5), 1381–1392
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2022
Using targeted messages to improve engagement in agriculture
Collin Weigel, Richard Cruse, and Sheila M. W. Reddy Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
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2022
A story induces greater environmental contributions than scientific information among liberals but not conservatives
Hilary Byerly, Paul Ferraro, Tongzhe Li, Kent D. Messer, and Collin Weigel One Earth
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2022
Applying a “fail-fast” approach to conservation in US agriculture
Chloe B. Wardropper, Laura A. Esman, Seth C. Harden, Yuta J. Masuda, Pranay Ranjan, Collin Weigel, Paul J. Ferraro, Linda S. Prokopy, and Sheila M. W. Reddy Conservation Science and Practice
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2022
Lottery incentives, citizen science, and resource management: Evidence from the Agricultural Data Reporting Incentive Program (AgDRIP)
Ben S. Meiselman, Collin Weigel, Paul J. Ferraro, Mark Masters, Kent D. Messer, Olesya Savchenko, and Jordan F. Suter Environmental and Resource Economics
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2021
Challenges in recruiting US farmers for policy-relevant economic field experiments
Laura Paul, Collin Weigel, Paul J. Ferraro, and Kent D. Messer Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
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2021
Using a randomized controlled trial to develop conservation strategies on rented farmlands
Collin Weigel, Yuta Masuda, Seth Harden, Chloe B. Wardropper, Paul J. Ferraro, Linda Prokopy, and Sheila Reddy Conservation Letters
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2021
Rented farmland: A missing piece of the nutrient management puzzle in the Upper Mississippi River Basin?
Yuta J. Masuda, Seth C. Harden, Pranay Ranjan, Chloe B. Wardropper, Collin Weigel, Paul J. Ferraro, Sheila M. W. Reddy, and Linda S. Prokopy Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
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2020
Barriers to using economic experiments in evidence-based agricultural policymaking
Stephanie Rosch, Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, Collin Weigel, Kent D. Messer, and Daniel Hellerstein Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
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2020
The problem of feral hogs and the challenges of providing a weak-link public good
Sean F. Ellis, Mark Masters, Kent D. Messer, and Collin Weigel Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
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2020
Conservation behavior and effects of economic and environmental message frames
Sheila Reddy, Chloe Wardropper, Collin Weigel, Yuta Masuda, Seth Harden, Pranay Ranjan, Jacqueline Getson, Laura Esman, and Paul J. Ferraro Conservation Letters
Other Writing
Non-refereed and policy work.
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Calibrating performance incentives in economics experiments: A literature review of the impact of incentive payments on outcomes for common experimental methods
Stephanie Rosch, Jacob Fooks, Daniel Hellerstein, Lori Lynch, Kent D. Messer, Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, Collin Weigel, and Eliana Zeballos White paper, Office of Management and Budget
Working Papers
Drafts available on request.
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Nudging organizations: Evidence from three large-scale field experiments
Paul J. Ferraro, Collin Weigel, James Fan, and Kent D. Messer
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Underpowered studies and exaggerated effects: A replication and re-evaluation of the magnitude of anchoring effects
Tongzhe Li, Collin Weigel, Paul J. Ferraro, and Kent D. Messer
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Don't stop now: An experimental investigation of the sunk cost effect
Collin Weigel
Works in Progress
Ongoing projects at various stages.
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Comparative analysis of time and risk preferences of U.S. agricultural farmers and university students
Maria Bernedo, Paul Feldman, Paul J. Ferraro, and Collin Weigel
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Popular experimental methods for eliciting time preferences do not yield the same conclusions: A field experiment with a national sample of adult business owners
Paul J. Ferraro, Collin Weigel, and Maria Bernedo
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Effects of horizon, delays, and magnitudes on discounting by U.S. farmers and university students
Maria Bernedo, Paul Feldman, Paul J. Ferraro, Kent D. Messer, and Collin Weigel
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Is justice blind? Experimental evidence on the perceptions of contributions to judicial campaigns
Collin Weigel