The competitive side of evaluations

Last registered on February 14, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The competitive side of evaluations
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0012881
Initial registration date
February 07, 2024

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
February 14, 2024, 11:56 AM 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
Katharina Bruett
Affiliation
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Klarita Gërxhani
PI Affiliation
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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PI Name
Giuseppe Greco
PI Affiliation
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-02-08
End date
2024-04-30
Keywords
Behavior, Education, Gender, Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Using a field experiment, we study the competitive consequences of peer evaluations on gender differences.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Bruett, Katharina, Giuseppe Greco and Klarita Gërxhani. 2024. "The competitive side of evaluations." AEA RCT Registry. February 14. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.12881-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We
Intervention Start Date
2024-02-11
Intervention End Date
2024-04-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Peer evaluations
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Performances in later assignments within the same course and potentially in other courses
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The experiment uses different types of peer evaluations to determine the grade for a group assignment in a Bachelor course.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done by a computer
Randomization Unit
Tutorial group
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
26
Sample size: planned number of observations
2760 (690 students, from whom we get an average of 4 observations.) Note that these numbers may still change slightly, due to changes in course registrations
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
13 clusters per treatment arm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Ethics Review Board at the School of Business and Economics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
IRB Approval Date
2024-01-08
IRB Approval Number
202408.01. kbr281
Analysis Plan

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