Equal Opportunities in Access to Higher Education: Evidence from the Randomization of a National Policy

Last registered on October 06, 2017
View Trial History

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Equal Opportunities in Access to Higher Education: Evidence from the Randomization of a National Policy
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0002288
Initial registration date
October 05, 2017

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 06, 2017, 2:27 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Chile
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Fabian Kosse
Affiliation
JMU Würzburg
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Michela Maria Tincani
PI Affiliation
University College London
Contact Investigator

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2015-10-01
End date
2017-10-06
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
Affirmative action
JEL code(s)
I24, I28
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The aim of this project is to provide the first real-world, large-scale randomised controlled trial (RCT) on affirmative action (AA) for access to university. We use the RCT to evaluate policy effectiveness without the confounding factors that potentially affect existing observational studies. Moreover, we explore the drivers of programme effectiveness.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Kosse, Fabian and Michela Maria Tincani. 2017. "Equal Opportunities in Access to Higher Education: Evidence from the Randomization of a National Policy." AEA RCT Registry. October 06. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.2288-1.0
Former Citation
Kosse, Fabian and Michela Maria Tincani. 2017. "Equal Opportunities in Access to Higher Education: Evidence from the Randomization of a National Policy." AEA RCT Registry. October 06. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/2288/history/22087
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2015-10-01
Intervention End Date
2017-10-06

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Student achievement: Performance in standardized tests (Mathematics),
Student effort,
Social capital.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This study makes use of the expansion phase of the PACE program which started in 2016, when 64 schools - chosen at random among a pool of eligible schools entered the programme. These schools constitute our Treatment Group (T). The remaining eligible schools will remain untreated (due to budget constraints) and constitute our Control Group (C).
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer. The randomisation was performed by PNUD - Chile (United Nations Development Programme).
Randomization Unit
School level
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
128 schools
Sample size: planned number of observations
About 7800 students
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
64 treatment group schools,
64 conrol group schools
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 College London Research Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2017-06-30
IRB Approval Number
10515/002
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

Analysis Plan Chile-PACE

MD5: 89f35b2990cc97c4317fd792c8f60e4c

SHA1: a75d940b47487587abba5ea32ecda62129fed460

Uploaded At: October 05, 2017

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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

Request Information

Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials