Information Delivery Formats and Economic Decision-Making

Last registered on August 04, 2026
View Trial History

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Information Delivery Formats and Economic Decision-Making
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0019094
Initial registration date
July 07, 2026

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
August 04, 2026, 8:51 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
Philipp Heil
Affiliation
HEC Paris
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Yuriy Gorodnichenko
PI Affiliation
UC Berkeley
Contact Investigator

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2026-07-07
End date
2029-07-05
Keywords
Behavior
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study examines how different communication formats affect the link between subjective economic beliefs and household decisions. A survey experiment varies information delivery methods and measures downstream behavioral outcomes.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy and Philipp Heil. 2026. "Information Delivery Formats and Economic Decision-Making." AEA RCT Registry. August 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.19094-1.0
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Participants are randomly assigned to one of several informational and interactive conditions related to inflation, and outcomes are compared across conditions.
We have prepared a detailed pre-analysis plan, which will be made publicly available upon completion of the study. To preserve the integrity of the research design, we omit its contents here until the study is complete.
Intervention Start Date
2026-07-07
Intervention End Date
2026-09-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
We have prepared a detailed pre-analysis plan, which will be made publicly available upon completion of the study. To preserve the integrity of the research design, we omit its contents here until the study is complete.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
We have prepared a detailed pre-analysis plan, which will be made publicly available upon completion of the study. To preserve the integrity of the research design, we omit its contents here until the study is complete.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
We have prepared a detailed pre-analysis plan, which will be made publicly available upon completion of the study. To preserve the integrity of the research design, we omit its contents here until the study is complete.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
We have prepared a detailed pre-analysis plan, which will be made publicly available upon completion of the study. To preserve the integrity of the research design, we omit its contents here until the study is complete.

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This is an online survey experiment on Prolific in which participants are randomly assigned to different conditions and their beliefs and decisions are measured before and after the intervention.
We have prepared a detailed pre-analysis plan, which will be made publicly available upon completion of the study. To preserve the integrity of the research design, we omit its contents here until the study is complete.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomisation done by Computer in Qualtrics.
Randomization Unit
Household
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
4000
Sample size: planned number of observations
4000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
750 Control, 750 T1, 1250 T2, 1250 T3
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
We have prepared a detailed pre-analysis plan, which will be made publicly available upon completion of the study. To preserve the integrity of the research design, we omit its contents here until the study is complete.
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Office for Protection of Human Subjects (OPHS) UC Berkeley
IRB Approval Date
2026-07-01
IRB Approval Number
2026-06-19748
Analysis Plan

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

Request Information