An Economic Experiment on Preferences for Redistribution
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Trial Information
General Information
Title
An Economic Experiment on Preferences for Redistribution
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005292
Initial registration date
January 12, 2020
Last updated
January 18, 2020 4:26 PM EST
Location(s)

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Primary Investigator
Name
Marco Fabbri
Affiliation
University Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
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Other Primary Investigator(s)
PI Name
Maria Bigoni
PI Affiliation
University of Bologna
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Additional Trial Information
Status
In development
Start date
2020-01-21
End date
2021-01-01
Keywords
Agriculture, Governance, Welfare
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JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Institutions are important determinants of social preferences. This project investigates the causal effects that the organization and structure of property rights institutions have on distributive preferences. Specifically, we study a reform of property rights over land implemented in West Africa, that transformed collective and informal rights over land in a system akin to formalized private ownership. We test whether experiencing the reform shaped distributive preferences and how different sources of inequality (merit or luck) affect inequality acceptance.
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Registration Citation
Citation
Bigoni, Maria and Marco Fabbri. 2020. "An Economic Experiment on Preferences for Redistribution." AEA RCT Registry. January 18. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5292-1.1.
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Experimental Details
Interventions
Intervention(s)
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Intervention Start Date
2020-01-21
Intervention End Date
2020-03-15
Primary Outcomes
Primary Outcomes (end points)
Redistribution choices made by subjects.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Secondary Outcomes
Secondary Outcomes (end points)
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
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Experimental Design
Experimental Design
We randomly chose a set of villages among a sample who volunteered to have a property rights reform implemented. See attached pre-analysis plan for details.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Done in office by a computer.
Randomization Unit
Village.
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes
Experiment Characteristics
Sample size: planned number of clusters
32
Sample size: planned number of observations
576
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
16
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS (IRBs)
IRB Name
Parc de Salut MAR - Research Ethics Commitee
IRB Approval Date
2018-04-10
IRB Approval Number
2018/8015/I
Analysis Plan

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