Higher Education Experiment

Last registered on February 13, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Higher Education Experiment
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0011306
Initial registration date
April 19, 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
July 06, 2023, 3:37 PM EDT

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

Last updated
February 13, 2024, 9:30 AM 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
Andrew Simon
Affiliation
University of Virginia
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Michael Ricks
PI Affiliation
NBER
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PI Name
Reuben Hurst
PI Affiliation
University of Michigan
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-04-21
End date
2024-09-01
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
See pre-analysis plan.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Hurst, Reuben, Michael Ricks and Andrew Simon. 2024. "Higher Education Experiment." AEA RCT Registry. February 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.11306-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See pre-analysis plan.
Intervention (Hidden)
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Intervention Start Date
2023-04-21
Intervention End Date
2024-09-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
See pre-analysis plan.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
See pre-analysis plan.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
See pre-analysis plan.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
See pre-analysis plan.

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
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Experimental Design Details
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Randomization Method
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Randomization Unit
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Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
See pre-analysis plan.
Sample size: planned number of observations
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
See pre-analysis plan.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
See pre-analysis plan.
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board at the University of Chicago
IRB Approval Date
2023-03-20
IRB Approval Number
IRB23-0399
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

PAP_hurst_ricks_simon_4_23

MD5: f502ebb78babf71f0a369d21798c5a12

SHA1: 7fa61abbc3af23ddb2f10d69ee52f9a83b92362e

Uploaded At: April 19, 2023

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

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials