Research Strategies in Academia

Last registered on May 13, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Research Strategies in Academia
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013544
Initial registration date
May 02, 2024

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First published
May 13, 2024, 11:53 AM EDT

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Primary Investigator

Name
Puneet Arora
Affiliation
Management Development Institute Gurgaon
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Ishita Tripathi
PI Affiliation
PI Name
Khushi Trivedi
PI Affiliation

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2021-12-01
End date
2024-12-31
Keywords
Behavior, Education, Gender
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JEL code(s)
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We analyze more than 6000 research articles published in top 104 peer-reviewed economics journals between October 2020 to March 2021 and document the co-authorship trends. We next conduct a survey with a randomly selected group of researchers (intended sample size of 250) to understand the underlying mechanisms driving such observed research strategies.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Arora, Puneet, Ishita Tripathi and Khushi Trivedi. 2024. "Research Strategies in Academia." AEA RCT Registry. May 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13544-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We ask participants their prior research strategy, perceived reasons for observed research strategy in over 6000 articles and their future intended research strategy.
Intervention Start Date
2024-05-02
Intervention End Date
2024-05-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Future intended research strategy
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Feasibility of a more balanced research strategy
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We use two kinds of survey, randomly assigned to participants, in order to understand the underlying reasons for their research strategy and their intended future research strategy.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Done using stata
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
250 final observation (but given that not everyone responds to a voluntary and unincentivized survey, we will have to send the survey to many more)
Sample size: planned number of observations
250
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
125 each
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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IRB

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