Attachment J Recruitment Message

Attachment J

Sample Email for Recruitment

Recruitment Email Message

The Policy Simulation Lab at the University of Rhode Island (URI) is recruiting participants for a laboratory experiment. You will be asked to play a decision-making game for about 60 – 90 minutes. You will be paid in cash for your time at the end of the experiment. The payment includes a $10 show-up fee plus the amount you earned based on your decisions during the experiment. The average amount that a participant might earn, including the show-up fee, is about $25. All URI students 18 years old and older are eligible to participate in the experiment.

You can only participate in one of the following sessions. 

Where: Kingston Campus, Coastal Institute Building, Room 200 (maps are attached to help find this location).

[ List of Session Dates and Times Here ]

If you are interested in participating, DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead, please send an email to [ email_address_for_responses ] containing your name and the session you want to participate in. Participation is on a “first-come, first-served” basis. You will receive a confirmation email with your registration as soon as we receive your email expressing your interest to participate.

The principal investigators of this research project are Professor Todd Guilfoos and Professor Thomas Sproul, of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. This study has been approved by the University of Rhode Island Institutional Review Board.

DISCLAIMER: The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The University of Rhode Island are conducting this experiment as part of a study on economic decision making. The results of this experiment will help to advance economic theory and our understanding of how economic markets work.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0536-0076 (expires 07/31/2020). The time required to complete this experiment is estimated to be 90 minutes or less, including the time for reviewing instructions and completing the experiment. This information collection is conducted under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204 (a) and 7 U.S.C. 2026 (a)(1).

This study does not require the study coordinators to access any of your personal information. You do not have to provide any personal or sensitive information (e.g., relating to illegal behaviors, alcohol or drug use, sexual attitudes, mental health, etc.). Information provided to this study does not have the potential to damage your financial standing, employability or reputation, or place you at risk of criminal or civil liability. ID numbers will be handled separately from names. Efforts will be made to keep your study-related information confidential. However, we must inform you that your responses are not covered by the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002. Your data will be protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a) and the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. Ch 36).

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