Gender, Competition, and Requests for Capital: Experimental Evidence on Female Prioritization

Last registered on April 26, 2023
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Gender, Competition, and Requests for Capital: Experimental Evidence on Female Prioritization
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0011271
Initial registration date
April 20, 2023

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

First published
April 26, 2023, 5:01 PM EDT

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

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Primary Investigator

Name
Ketki Sheth
Affiliation
UC Merced
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Shanthi Manian
PI Affiliation
Washington State University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-04-19
End date
2024-06-30
Keywords
Behavior, Finance & Microfinance, Firms & Productivity, Gender
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
In a sample of 1,000 small business-owners in Addis Ababa, we promote a national business plan competition. Business owners are randomly assigned to be informed that the competition prioritizes and has a reserved prize for women. We estimate whether information on female prioritzation and a female-only prize increases female business owner's willingness to participate in the competition.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Manian, Shanthi and Ketki Sheth. 2023. "Gender, Competition, and Requests for Capital: Experimental Evidence on Female Prioritization." AEA RCT Registry. April 26. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.11271-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We recruit business owners and inform them about a national business plan competition. We randomize whether business owners are told that the competition prioritizes and reserves prizes for women and estimate whether this affects women business owner’s decision to apply to the competition.
Intervention Start Date
2023-04-19
Intervention End Date
2023-05-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Voiced interest in applying for the competition; Completing of application for the composition; Changes in the quality of businesses that apply to the competition as measured by profits and number of employees
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Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
All business owners in the sample are infomred about a business plan competition. Business owners are randomly assigned to be informed as to whether the competition prioritizes and has a reserved prize for women. We then measure whether the business owner reports planning on applying to the competition, and whether they applied to the competition. We additional estimate how the quality of applied businesses changes as measured by profits and number of employees.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done by surveyCTO programming during recruitment of sample.
Randomization Unit
Individual (i.e., firm)
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1000
Sample size: planned number of observations
1000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
500
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
UC Merced
IRB Approval Date
2022-10-05
IRB Approval Number
UCMerced-2019-87
Analysis Plan

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