Hawthorne Effects among Program Implementers

Last registered on December 16, 2018
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Hawthorne Effects among Program Implementers
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0003624
Initial registration date
December 09, 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
December 16, 2018, 10:37 PM EST

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

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Eva Vivalt
Affiliation
University of Toronto
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2018-12-10
End date
2019-12-31
Keywords
Health, Labor, Other
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study considers Hawthorne effects among program implementers.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Vivalt, Eva. 2018. "Hawthorne Effects among Program Implementers." AEA RCT Registry. December 16. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3624-1.0
Former Citation
Vivalt, Eva. 2018. "Hawthorne Effects among Program Implementers." AEA RCT Registry. December 16. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3624/history/38950
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2018-12-10
Intervention End Date
2019-01-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Time spent and accuracy rate on each of two classification tasks.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Subjects are randomized into one of ten treatment arms in a real-effort task.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization by computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
12,370 individuals.
Sample size: planned number of observations
12,370 individuals.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1,237 individuals per treatment arm.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Australian National University
IRB Approval Date
2018-12-10
IRB Approval Number
2018/789
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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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