An experiment on efficiency-seeking behavior and its determinants

Last registered on March 03, 2016
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
An experiment on efficiency-seeking behavior and its determinants
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0001096
Initial registration date
March 03, 2016

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
March 03, 2016, 12:10 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Ruben Habex
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Bertil Tungodden
PI Affiliation
Norwegian School of Economics
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PI Name
Alexander W. Cappelen
PI Affiliation
Norwegian School of Economics
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2016-03-03
End date
2016-12-31
Keywords
Welfare
Additional Keywords
social preferences, efficiency-seeking, behavioral, experimental
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The present project investigates efficiency-seeking behavior and its determinants in dictator games. Participants will make one (between-person design) or two (within-person design) distributive decisions from a stakeholder or a spectator perspective.
External Link(s)
original experiment

Registration Citation

Citation
Cappelen, Alexander W., Ruben Habex and Bertil Tungodden. 2016. "An experiment on efficiency-seeking behavior and its determinants." AEA RCT Registry. March 03. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.1096-1.0
Former Citation
Cappelen, Alexander W., Ruben Habex and Bertil Tungodden. 2016. "An experiment on efficiency-seeking behavior and its determinants." AEA RCT Registry. March 03. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/1096/history/7113
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2016-03-03
Intervention End Date
2016-03-12

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
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Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
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Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
500 Individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
600 Distributive decisions
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
100 Individuals in every treatment arm. In 4 treatment arms participants each make 1 distributive decision. In 1 treatment arm participants each make 2 distributive decisions.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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