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Basic facts about US-‐India rela5ons have li8le impact on Indian a;tudes about the US, but some topics can s5mulate ac5on to learn more.
Issue area: Condi.on’s content: (Placebo) Control
The acronym U.S.A. stands for “The United States of America.”
T1: Foreign Aid USAID gave $58.1 million dollars of foreign aid to India in 2012.
T2: Trade U.S. goods and private services trade with India totaled $93 billion in 2012.
T3: Military Since 2002, India and the US have cooperated in yearly joint naval exercises.
T4: Travel Over 850,000 Indian ciKzens visit the US per year.
T5: Language There are nearly as many English speakers in India as there are in the US.
T6: Culture Hollywood films now account for nearly 10% of India’s box office receipts.
T7: Investment US direct investment in India was $28.4 billion in 2012.
T8: Educa.on In 2012/13, there were nearly 100,000 Indian students in US universiKes.
T9: Environment US-‐India partnership has mobilized more than $2 billion in public and private clean energy finance to support India’s clean energy goals.
Simple Informa.on in India: Can It Impact Opinions of and Interest in the US?
Soren J. Schmidt Prof. Darren Hawkins, Ph.D.
Department of PoliKcal Science
Darker color = Control value, *(do_ed outline) = 90% confidence of difference, **(solid outline) = 95% confidence of difference. Brackets show 95% confidence intervals.
40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
Control
T1: Aid
*T2: Trade
T3: Military
T4: Tourism
T5: Language
T6: Entertainment
T7: FDI
T8: EducaKon
T9: Environment
Feelings About the United States
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Control
T1: Aid
T2: Trade
T3: Military
T4: Tourism
T5: Language
*T6: Entertainment
T7: FDI
T8: EducaKon
**T9: Environment
Opt-‐in Rate: “Learn More” About the US
Results
• “T2: Trade” worsened feelings about the US.
• “T6: Entertainment” and “T9: Environment” moKvated acKon to learn more.
• Small sample size and high response variance made large standard errors and li_le staKsKcal significance for differences of means in most condiKons
Conclusions
• Simple statements of fact alone are not enough to substanKally move public opinion.
• However, some are potent enough to garner more interest in US-‐India relaKons.
• Improving the United States’ image abroad will require both potent posiKve facts and informed selecKon of issue areas to a_ract addiKonal a_enKon
Method 1. We used Mechanical Turk to recruit 549 Indian residents to take a survey.
2. Subjects randomly received either one of 9 treatments or a control.
3. ParKcipants rated their feelings about the US
4. ParKcipants could also opt-‐in to learn more about these issues from other sources.