An experimental analysis of income targeting

Last registered on June 10, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
An experimental analysis of income targeting
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004220
Initial registration date
May 17, 2019

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
June 10, 2019, 10:40 PM EDT

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
Alec Brandon
Affiliation
University of Chicago
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Jenny Wang
PI Affiliation
PI Name
Ian Muir
PI Affiliation
PI Name
John List
PI Affiliation
PI Name
Colin Camerer
PI Affiliation

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2019-05-17
End date
2019-05-18
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
We test for income targeting with ride share drivers
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Brandon, Alec et al. 2019. "An experimental analysis of income targeting." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4220-1.0
Former Citation
Brandon, Alec et al. 2019. "An experimental analysis of income targeting." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/4220/history/47925
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Drivers will be randomly assigned to receive a $1 or $40 earnings shock. Subsequently, drivers will be offered a large or small incentive for completing a set number of rides.
Intervention Start Date
2019-05-17
Intervention End Date
2019-05-18

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Labor supplied after earnings shock for drivers in the earnings shock experiment
Ride streak completion for drivers in the earnings shock and ride streak incentive experiment
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
A ride streak incentive and an earnings shock will be experimentally varied for ride share drivers
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Computer
Randomization Unit
Driver
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
8,603 drivers
Sample size: planned number of observations
8,603 drivers
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Earnings shock experiment:
$2 Earnings Shock: 6,882
$40 Earnings Shock: 1,721

Ride streak incentive experiment
Supply 3 rides and earn $6: 50%
Supply 3 rides and earn $12: 50%
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Drivers assigned to receive a $40 earnings shock will supply -0.17 hours less work than drivers assigned to receive a $2 earnings shock
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Chicago
IRB Approval Date
2019-03-05
IRB Approval Number
IRB19-0409
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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