Third Party Dictator Decisions

Last registered on May 14, 2025
View Trial History

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Third Party Dictator Decisions
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0015938
Initial registration date
May 02, 2025

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
May 14, 2025, 10:06 AM EDT

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

Locations

There is information in this trial unavailable to the public. Use the button below to request access.

Request Information

Primary Investigator

Name
Robert Innes
Affiliation
University of California Merced
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2024-01-01
End date
2027-12-31
Keywords
Behavior
Additional Keywords
Defaults, allocations, surrogates
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This experiment studies third party dictator decisions in response to defaults and expressions of recipient preferences.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Innes, Robert. 2025. "Third Party Dictator Decisions." AEA RCT Registry. May 14. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.15938-1.0
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Subjects make third party dictator decisions in response to defaults and recipient preferences.
Intervention Start Date
2024-01-01
Intervention End Date
2027-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Third party dictator allocations and recipient preference expressions.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Classroom experiments evaluate third party dictator responses to different defaults and recipient preferences.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Questionnaires with different default treatments are randomly mixed and distributed within each classroom.
Randomization Unit
Default treatments are randomized across individuals within classroom.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
5-15 classrooms.
Sample size: planned number of observations
200-600 observations
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
60-200 observations for each of three treatments.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials

There is information in this trial unavailable to the public. Use the button below to request access.

Request Information
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Is Dishonesty Contagious?
IRB Approval Date
2020-02-28
IRB Approval Number
UCM 10-0006
Analysis Plan