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Trial Information

General Information

Title

Mission impossible

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0014571

Initial registration date

October 14, 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

October 18, 2024, 5:04 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

David Klinowski

Affiliation

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name

Christine Exley

PI Affiliation

PI Name

Muriel Niederle

PI Affiliation

Additional Trial Information

Status

In development

Start date

2024-10-15

End date

2025-12-31

Keywords

Gender

Additional Keywords

JEL code(s)

Secondary IDs

Prior work

This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.

Abstract

This study investigates individuals' beliefs about how society responds to men and women who do or do not display certain traits and behaviors.

External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation

Exley, Christine, David Klinowski and Muriel Niederle. 2024. "Mission impossible." AEA RCT Registry. October 18. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14571-1.0

Sponsors & Partners

Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

Intervention Start Date

2024-10-15

Intervention End Date

2025-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

For each trait or behavior we investigate, our primary outcome variables are

(i) Four unincentivized responses obtained from asking the participant what they think are society's attitudes toward a [man/woman] who [displays/does not display] the given trait or behavior.

(ii) Four incentivized beliefs obtained from asking a different participant to guess the responses given by a randomly-chosen participant in (i).

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

We will conduct an experiment on Prolific. Participants will be randomized into either:

(i) A version in which they are asked to provide their views about society's attitudes toward men and women who display or do not display certain traits and behaviors

(ii) A version in which they are asked to provide their beliefs about the responses given by a randomly-chosen participant in (i)

Experimental Design Details

Not available

Randomization Method

Randomization by a computer

Randomization Unit

Individual

Was the treatment clustered?

No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

3000 individuals

Sample size: planned number of observations

3000 individuals

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

500 individuals per treatment (6 across-subject treatments)

Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)

Supporting Documents and Materials

IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name

University of Pittsburgh

IRB Approval Date

2024-01-10

IRB Approval Number

STUDY24010016