Discrimination and Productivity

Last registered on June 02, 2016
View Trial History

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Discrimination and Productivity
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0001113
Initial registration date
March 08, 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 08, 2016, 2:18 PM EST

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

Last updated
June 02, 2016, 2:18 PM EDT

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
Richard Patterson
Affiliation
United States Military Academy
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Jeffrey Swigert
PI Affiliation
Cornell University
Contact Investigator
PI Name
Corbin Miller
PI Affiliation
Cornell University
Contact Investigator
PI Name
David Just
PI Affiliation
Cornell University
Contact Investigator
PI Name
Todd Jones
PI Affiliation
Cornell University
Contact Investigator

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2015-12-12
End date
2016-12-31
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Studies in K-12 and higher education document that women and racial minority students perform better when paired with an instructor of the same gender or race (Dee, 2005; Carrell et al. 2010; Fairlie et al. 2014). These studies attribute the differences in outcomes to both active effects (e.g., changing teaching style to match student needs) and passive effects (e.g., students’ differential allocation of attention due to instructor race or gender). We are unaware of any studies that are able to distinguish between these active and passive effects. We conduct an experiment to identify the effect of perceived gender and race on student performance that isolates the impact of passive teacher effects in the context of online education.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Jones, Todd et al. 2016. "Discrimination and Productivity." AEA RCT Registry. June 02. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.1113-2.0
Former Citation
Jones, Todd et al. 2016. "Discrimination and Productivity." AEA RCT Registry. June 02. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/1113/history/8594
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Please See Analysis Plan
Intervention Start Date
2016-03-10
Intervention End Date
2016-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Please See Analysis Plan
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Please See Analysis Plan

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Please See Analysis Plan
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Please See Analysis Plan
Randomization Unit
Please See Analysis Plan
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
Please See Analysis Plan
Sample size: planned number of observations
Please See Analysis Plan
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Please See Analysis Plan
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Please See Analysis Plan
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Cornell University IRB for Human Participants
IRB Approval Date
2014-04-17
IRB Approval Number
1404004643
Analysis Plan

There is information in this trial unavailable to the public. Use the button below to request access.

Request Information

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

There is information in this trial unavailable to the public. Use the button below to request access.

Request Information

Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials