Rivalrousness Property Experiment

Last registered on August 28, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Rivalrousness Property Experiment
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014246
Initial registration date
August 23, 2024

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

First published
August 28, 2024, 3:15 PM EDT

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

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Primary Investigator

Name
Joy Buchanan
Affiliation
Samford University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-09-01
End date
2025-06-01
Keywords
Behavior
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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 observe the evolution of property norms for rivalrous and nonrivalrous resources in a laboratory experiment.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Buchanan, Joy. 2024. "Rivalrousness Property Experiment ." AEA RCT Registry. August 28. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14246-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2024-09-01
Intervention End Date
2025-06-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
quantity of resources produced, earnings and efficiency, sentiment analysis of chat transcripts
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We arrange resources in a virtual environment. Subjects can produce and trade to earn money.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done by a computer.
Randomization Unit
Groups
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
40 (5 treatments × 8 groups per treatment = 40 total groups/clusters)
Sample size: planned number of observations
320 (40 groups × 8 subjects per group = 320 total individual subjects)
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
8 groups per treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Chapman University IRB
IRB Approval Date
2024-02-12
IRB Approval Number
IRB-24-153
Analysis Plan