Testing for time-varying preferences

Last registered on June 10, 2019

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Testing for time-varying preferences
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004286
Initial registration date
June 06, 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, 9:44 PM EDT

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

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
USC Marshall School of Business

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
USC

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2019-06-06
End date
2020-09-06
Secondary IDs
Abstract
For this study, we will measure the extent to which preferences are consistent in the short run. Previous research on high-frequency preference variation has been limited partly due to a lack of appropriate data sources. In this study, we propose to address this limitation by conducting a survey that elicits individual preferences over risk and time repeated over the course of several weeks.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Chang, Tom and Anya Samek. 2019. "Testing for time-varying preferences." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4286-1.0
Former Citation
Chang, Tom and Anya Samek. 2019. "Testing for time-varying preferences." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/4286/history/47815
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention (Hidden)
Intervention Start Date
2019-06-06
Intervention End Date
2020-09-06

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Refer to pre-analysis plan
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Refer to pre-analysis plan
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization was done in MS Excel.
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
252
Sample size: planned number of observations
252
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
63 @ 8am, 63 @ noon, 63 @ 4pm, 63 @ 8pm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
USC University Park Institutional Review Board
IRB Approval Date
2019-05-29
IRB Approval Number
UP-19-00325
Analysis Plan

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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