Gender and Selection in Politics

Last registered on November 15, 2023
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Gender and Selection in Politics
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0012297
Initial registration date
November 01, 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
November 15, 2023, 12:51 PM EST

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

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Primary Investigator

Name
Moritz Janas
Affiliation
NYU Abu Dhabi
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Sebastian Fehler
PI Affiliation
Uni Bremen
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PI Name
Maik Schneider
PI Affiliation
Uni Graz
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-11-02
End date
2024-10-01
Keywords
Behavior, Gender
Additional Keywords
Self-selection, quota, dishonesty, cheap-talk, voting
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We plan to conduct a laboratory experiment to test the effect of the gender distribution on selection into cheap-talk environments. This document pre-registers the experimental design, the hypotheses as well as the sample size.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Fehler, Sebastian, Moritz Janas and Maik Schneider. 2023. "Gender and Selection in Politics." AEA RCT Registry. November 15. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.12297-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We run a lab experiment with 3 different treatments: 1) gender not revealed to voters, 2) gender revealed to voters, 3) gender revealed to voters and higher winning probabilities of female politicians.
Intervention Start Date
2023-11-02
Intervention End Date
2024-10-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Investment level in first stage, transfer level in second stage
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
These are choices of the players (politicians) in the experiment.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Voting behavior
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
These are choices of the players (voters) in the experiment.

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We run a laboratory experiment where players are either in the role of a Voter or a Politician. Politicians can choose an investment level for a first stage tournament, a promise for the voting stage, and a transfer for the case of being elected into office. Voters see politicians promises and, depending on treatment, also the gender. Further details can be found in 'Experimental Design (Hidden)'
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
We vary the treatments between sessions. Every other allocation is randomly chosen by the computer/ zTree.
Randomization Unit
We randomize treatments between experimental sessions.
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
18 sessions
Sample size: planned number of observations
21 subjects per session X 18 sessions = 378 subjects
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
6 sessions (126 subjects) for each of the three treatments.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
see attached file for details on the power calculation
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
German Association for Experimental Economic Research e.V.
IRB Approval Date
2023-10-18
IRB Approval Number
Hq9S81LI
Analysis Plan

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