Hiring Survey

Last registered on July 23, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Hiring Survey
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014032
Initial registration date
July 16, 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
July 23, 2024, 12:29 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region
all states

Primary Investigator

Name
W Kip Viscusi
Affiliation
Vanderbilt University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2024-07-17
End date
2024-07-23
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
hiring decisions. workplace misconduct.
JEL code(s)
J00, K00
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study is based on an experimental design to test the effect of allegations and investigations of workplace misconduct on hiring decisions. Respondents will consider different profiles of job applicants and will be asked to rate their willingness to support having their employer consider them for positions. The profiles will include various records of workplace misconduct. We expect that respondents will be increasingly averse to hiring applicants as their records for workplace misconduct become worse.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Viscusi, W Kip. 2024. "Hiring Survey." AEA RCT Registry. July 23. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14032-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
National survey with an experimental design. Respondents will see different profiles of job applicants with varying records of workplace misconduct and are asked about their willingness to hire applicants with these different records.
Intervention (Hidden)
We expect that as the workplace misconduct records become worse that respondents will be less willing to hire applicants. The experimental design will include ratings both within subject and across subjects to test these effects.
Intervention Start Date
2024-07-17
Intervention End Date
2024-07-23

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Decisions about hiring preferences based on investigations of workplace misconduct. Opposition to workers with bad misconduct records should be greater, and the assessed likelihood of future misconduct should be greater for those with bad misconduct ratings.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Different respondents consider different background characteristics of hypothetical job candidates. The survey structure randomizes the treatments so different respondents see different profiles of workplace misconduct.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization by computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual level of randomization.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
zero
Sample size: planned number of observations
3,500
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
3500 all individual observations. no clusters.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Vanderbilt University
IRB Approval Date
2024-06-18
IRB Approval Number
240951
Analysis Plan

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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