Uncovering Discrimination in Academia: Experimental Evidence from Blinded Review

Last registered on December 04, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Anonymization in Academia
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005139
Initial registration date
December 03, 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
December 04, 2019, 4:59 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
Haruka Uchida
Affiliation
University of Chicago
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2019-10-13
End date
2019-12-31
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study investigates underrepresentation in academia, and tests whether anonymization in speaker selection at academic conferences reduces demographic imbalances. We randomly assign each reviewer who scores conference submissions to conduct their reviews either knowing the authors associated with the submission or not.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Uchida, Haruka. 2019. "Anonymization in Academia." AEA RCT Registry. December 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5139-1.0
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See analysis plan document
Intervention Start Date
2019-11-11
Intervention End Date
2019-12-15

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Submission scores
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
The outcomes will directly translate to the scores that each reviewer assigns to submissions that they scored.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
See analysis plan document
Experimental Design Details
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Randomization Method
randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
reviewer
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
See analysis plan document
Sample size: planned number of observations
Up to 40,000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
See analysis plan document
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 of Chicago
IRB Approval Date
2019-11-04
IRB Approval Number
19-1675
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