Information on Immigration and Perceived Similarity to Immigrants

Last registered on February 15, 2023
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Information on Immigration and Perceived Similarity to Immigrants
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010772
Initial registration date
January 13, 2023

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
January 23, 2023, 6:34 AM EST

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

Last updated
February 15, 2023, 3:46 PM EST

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Milena Djourelova
Affiliation
University of Chicago
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Leonardo Bursztyn
PI Affiliation
University of Chicago
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PI Name
Marianne Andries
PI Affiliation
University of Southern California
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PI Name
Thomas Chaney
PI Affiliation
University of Southern California
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-01-13
End date
2023-09-28
Keywords
Behavior
Additional Keywords
Information, Immigration
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial is based on or builds upon one or more prior RCTs.
Abstract
In an online experiment, we randomly expose subjects to an information treatment on unauthorized immigration to the US. We study how this information treatment affects perceived similarity to unauthorized immigrants and views on unauthorized immigration.

To facilitate comparison of the effects to those in a field experiment containing an identical information treatment (AEARCTR-0009194), we will also reweight the online sample to match demographics in the field (incl. age, gender, share Hispanic, share liberal), or alternatively, to match national averages.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Andries, Marianne et al. 2023. "Information on Immigration and Perceived Similarity to Immigrants." AEA RCT Registry. February 15. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10772-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Subjects are randomly presented a series of charts containing information about immigration to the US, immigrants in the US, and the origin countries of immigrants.
Intervention Start Date
2023-01-13
Intervention End Date
2023-09-28

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Perceived similarity to unauthorized immigrants.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
We ask participants to complete a short personality test and guess how many personality traits they have common with an unauthorized immigrant.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Attitudes towards immigration: views about immigration policies, charitable donations.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Subjects are randomly presented a series of charts containing information about immigration to the US, immigrants in the US, and the origin countries of immigrants.
Experimental Design Details
Subjects complete an online survey with the following components: Demographics; Information -- randomly presented to half of the subjects; Personality quiz and percieved similarity to unauthorized immigrants; Views on immigration.
Randomization Method
Qualtrics randomization
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
NA
Sample size: planned number of observations
1500, including a sample of 500 respondents from a pilot with identical design and wording.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
750
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
NA
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
The University of Chicago Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board
IRB Approval Date
2022-04-07
IRB Approval Number
IRB22-0551
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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Reports & Other Materials