Beliefs about State Capture and Political Disengagement

Last registered on November 02, 2018

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Beliefs about State Capture and Political Disengagement
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0003517
Initial registration date
October 31, 2018

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
November 02, 2018, 5:56 PM EDT

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

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
University of Warwick

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
University of Zurich
PI Affiliation
University of Bonn

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2018-10-31
End date
2018-11-05
Secondary IDs
Abstract
We examine how beliefs about lobbying activities shape political disengagement. For details see the pre-analysis plan document.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Chopra, Felix, Michel Maréchal and Christopher Roth. 2018. "Beliefs about State Capture and Political Disengagement." AEA RCT Registry. November 02. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3517-1.0
Former Citation
Chopra, Felix, Michel Maréchal and Christopher Roth. 2018. "Beliefs about State Capture and Political Disengagement." AEA RCT Registry. November 02. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3517/history/36715
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2018-10-31
Intervention End Date
2018-11-05

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
See analysis plan.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
See analysis plan.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done by a computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1000 treated individuals
1000 control indivdiduals
Sample size: planned number of observations
2000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1000 treated individuals
1000 control indivdiduals
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Zurich IRB
IRB Approval Date
2018-10-26
IRB Approval Number
N/A
Analysis Plan

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Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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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