Pilot: College Education and Social Mobility

Last registered on December 15, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Pilot: College Education and Social Mobility
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014882
Initial registration date
November 25, 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
December 03, 2024, 1:21 PM EST

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

Last updated
December 15, 2024, 2:38 PM EST

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Kristoffer Hvidberg
Affiliation
Aarhus University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Claus Thustrup Kreiner
PI Affiliation
University of Copenhagen
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PI Name
Stefanie Stantcheva
PI Affiliation
Harvard University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-12-16
End date
2025-10-31
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
Intergenerational mobility
JEL code(s)
I24 I26
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
In this project, we will explore how people perceive college education: Is it "a great equalizer" or does it mainly benefit those who are already well-off? We will do this using customized surveys to elicit the respondents' perceptions of the effects of going to college.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Hvidberg, Kristoffer, Claus Thustrup Kreiner and Stefanie Stantcheva. 2024. "Pilot: College Education and Social Mobility." AEA RCT Registry. December 15. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14882-2.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Participants in the survey will receive information on college enrollment rates and the correlation between college enrollment and income.
Intervention Start Date
2024-12-16
Intervention End Date
2024-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
The respondents' perceptions of the average effect of going to college on income.
The perceived effect of going to college for the "marginal student".
Causes of and benefits from going to college
Education policy views
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
For more details, see the attached survey and pre-analysis plan.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We will invite people to participate in an online survey featuring an information provision experiment.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
The randomization will be done by the Qualtrics platform.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
0
Sample size: planned number of observations
100
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
We have 6 arms of equal size.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials

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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Harvard University-Area Committee on the Use of Human Subjects
IRB Approval Date
2024-11-21
IRB Approval Number
IRB24-0979
Analysis Plan

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