Pre-registration, Reporting Guidelines and Publication Patterns in Economics

Last registered on June 25, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Pre-registration, Reporting Guidelines and Publication Patterns in Economics
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013755
Initial registration date
June 21, 2024

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It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
June 25, 2024, 10:50 AM EDT

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Primary Investigator

Name
Fernando Hoces de la Guardia
Affiliation
UC Berkeley
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Edward Miguel
PI Affiliation
UC Berkeley
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PI Name
Erik Sørensen
PI Affiliation
NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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PI Name
Bertil Tungodden
PI Affiliation
NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-09-01
End date
2025-09-30
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
Research Transparency, Publication Bias, Reporting Guidelines, Open Science
JEL code(s)
C18, C81, C90
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This project investigates reporting patterns among pre-registered studies in economics. We have developed a minimal set of reporting standards and will apply them to a sample of approximately 400 studies registered in the American Economic Association (AEA) Registry. To better understand authors' reporting behavior, we will conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) aimed at increasing the reporting of results from pre-specified analyses. (Note: given that participants in our sample can potentially access this registration on the AEA RCT registry, we have recorded all the answers to the required registry fields in the time-stamped pre-analysis plan (PAP), which will remain embargoed until the end of our intervention.)
External Link(s)
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Registration Citation

Citation
Hoces de la Guardia, Fernando et al. 2024. "Pre-registration, Reporting Guidelines and Publication Patterns in Economics." AEA RCT Registry. June 25. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13755-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
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Intervention Start Date
2024-06-24
Intervention End Date
2025-02-15

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
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Primary Outcomes (explanation)
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Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
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Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
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Experimental Design

Experimental Design
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Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
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Randomization Unit
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Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

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

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
CPHS/OPHS of the University of California, Berkeley
IRB Approval Date
2024-01-04
IRB Approval Number
2023-08-16633
Analysis Plan

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