MERITOCRACY AMONG THE TOP 1%

Last registered on June 08, 2016

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
MERITOCRACY AMONG THE TOP 1%
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0001333
Initial registration date
June 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
June 08, 2016, 2:41 PM EDT

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

Last updated
June 08, 2016, 2:42 PM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
University of Michigan

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
University of Maastricht

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2016-06-13
End date
2016-06-27
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The goal of this project is to compare differences in preferences for redistribution between millionaires and the general population. In particular, we are interested in whether the source of income inequality (i.e., merit or luck) affects inequality acceptance differently in
millionaires relative to the general population.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Cohn, Alain and Paul Smeets. 2016. "MERITOCRACY AMONG THE TOP 1%." AEA RCT Registry. June 08. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.1333-2.0
Former Citation
Cohn, Alain and Paul Smeets. 2016. "MERITOCRACY AMONG THE TOP 1%." AEA RCT Registry. June 08. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/1333/history/8692
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We will vary the source of income inequality. See Pre-Analysis Plan for a full description.
Intervention Start Date
2016-06-13
Intervention End Date
2016-06-27

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Income inequality acceptance. See Pre-Analysis Plan for a full description.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
See Pre-Analysis Plan for a full description.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
By computer.
Randomization Unit
Individuals
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
The was no clustering in the analysis, the randomization was done at the individual level and we only collected one observation per individual.
Sample size: planned number of observations
500 millionaires and 300 people from the general population.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
We have a total of 3 treatments. Participants will be randomly assigned to treatment with equal probability.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Maastricht
IRB Approval Date
2016-05-04
IRB Approval Number
-
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

Meritocracy among the Top 1% - Pre-analysis Plan

MD5: 9b9e0903a28d7c275faead7d93ed6eb0

SHA1: 2e52179a752b213b9f8d191b13691cfcd59cee11

Uploaded At: June 08, 2016

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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

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Reports & Other Materials