Enterprises’ Preferences toward Investment Incentive Policy

Last registered on October 28, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Enterprises’ Preferences toward Investment Incentive Policy
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014665
Initial registration date
October 27, 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 28, 2024, 1:36 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Viet Nam
Region
North

Primary Investigator

Name
Truong Pham
Affiliation
HU
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Daisaku Goto
PI Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2024-06-26
End date
2024-09-03
Keywords
Behavior, Finance & Microfinance, Firms & Productivity
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study examines the preferences of enterprises toward a hypothetical investment incentive policy in Son La, Vietnam. Using a randomized conjoint experiment (RCE) combined with a randomized controlled trial (RCT), we surveyed about 500 enterprise managers and owners.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Goto, Daisaku and Truong Pham. 2024. "Enterprises’ Preferences toward Investment Incentive Policy." AEA RCT Registry. October 28. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14665-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
• Control: No additional statement
• Treatment: Additional statement regarding support for access to finance
Intervention (Hidden)
Intervention Start Date
2024-08-20
Intervention End Date
2024-09-03

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Enterprise choice to opt in Investment Policy
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Internal Choice between 2 hypothetical investment policy packages
External Choice = opt-out option

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Using RCE, we investigate enterprise preferences toward hypothetical investment policy. Effect of multidimensional factors on enterprise choice are examined: informal sector, informal payment, training provision and admin procedure.
Using RCT, we examine the effects of support for financial access on choice probabilities of enterprise for investment policy. Treatment group receives an additional information regarding the guarantee of the government in support for financial access while Control group does not.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization was done by Qualtrics
Randomization Unit
Enterprise level
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
About 500 enterprises
Sample size: planned number of observations
About 250 enterprises in each group: Control, Treatment.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
About 250 enterprises in each group: Control, Treatment.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
N/A
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima Universiry
IRB Approval Date
2024-06-25
IRB Approval Number
HR-HUM-001825
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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