Civilizational Identity and Support for Values Promotion Abroad

Last registered on April 24, 2020

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Civilizational Identity and Support for Values Promotion Abroad
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005759
Initial registration date
April 23, 2020

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
April 24, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT

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

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
George Washington University

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2020-04-24
End date
2020-12-31
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study consists of a single randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to assess whether people primed to have the concept of world civilizations in mind are more likely to support the promotion of their country’s values abroad.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Hale, Henry. 2020. "Civilizational Identity and Support for Values Promotion Abroad." AEA RCT Registry. April 24. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5759-1.0
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
A sample of 1600 respondents is randomly divided into 2 groups of about 800 each. The first group serves as a control and is not given any preamble to the outcome question. The treatment group is read a statement that some people interpret the world as being comprised of distinct civilizations in which some countries are historically civilizational leaders.
Intervention Start Date
2020-04-24
Intervention End Date
2020-04-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
The primary outcome of interest is a simple question in which people are asked whether they consider it a high or low priority for Russia to promote its own values beyond its borders.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
The larger outcome of interest is the difference in patterns of responses between the control group, on the one hand, and the treatment group, on the other.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The experiment (full text attached to this registry) is embedded in the regular “omnibus” survey of Russia’s highly reputable Levada-Center agency. The sample is selected through a probability sampling method with random digit dialing (RDD) to generate mobile phone numbers within the fixed range of prefixes and numbers functional in Russia proportionally to each federal district. The total coverage of the target population is 97 percent by the mobile frame sample. No socio-demographic quotas are used. It will include about 1600 residents of Russia age 18 or older. Interviews will be conducted by phone using the CATI method.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization in the assignment of respondents to control and treatment groups is achieved through the randomization function in Levada’s survey software.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
0
Sample size: planned number of observations
1600 adult residents of Russia
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
There will be approximately 800 in the control group and 800 in the treatment group.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
George Washington University
IRB Approval Date
2020-04-22
IRB Approval Number
NCR031629
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
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