ESG and Corporate Bailouts

Last registered on January 11, 2021
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
ESG and Corporate Bailouts
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005806
Initial registration date
May 05, 2020

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It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
May 06, 2020, 10:25 AM EDT

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Last updated
January 11, 2021, 12:21 PM EST

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Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Emanuele Colonnelli
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Niels Joachim Gormsen
PI Affiliation
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2020-05-06
End date
2020-08-31
Keywords
Finance & Microfinance, Firms & Productivity, Governance
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This project aims to understand whether and how perceptions and salience about corporate ESG affect support for corporate bailouts and related policies.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Colonnelli, Emanuele and Niels Joachim Gormsen. 2021. "ESG and Corporate Bailouts." AEA RCT Registry. January 11. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5806-1.2000000000000002
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
This project aims to understand whether and how perceptions and salience about corporate ESG affect support for corporate bailouts and related policies.
Intervention Start Date
2020-05-06
Intervention End Date
2020-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Support for corporate bailouts
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This project aims to understand whether and how perceptions and salience about corporate ESG affect support for corporate bailouts and related policies.
Experimental Design Details
This project aims to understand whether and how perceptions and salience about corporate ESG affect support for corporate bailouts and related policies. We do so by means of an experimental survey where we randomly vary individual perceptions of ESG practices of large corporations through original short animated videos, and where we also vary the order of questions.
Randomization Method
The randomization is done by our research partner using a computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
6000 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
6000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1,000 Control Pre, 1,000 Control Post, 500 Econ Pre, 500 Econ Post, 1000 ESG-Neg Pre, 1000 ESG-Neg Post, 500 ESG-Pos Pre, 500 ESG-Pos Post
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
The University of Chicago Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board
IRB Approval Date
2020-04-03
IRB Approval Number
IRB20-0543 (exempt)
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

CG_PAP

MD5: 0b75c821ceac595acc752bbdbdadd74d

SHA1: 6a8b8a05d5c498a415229a0a9321e17029fe898d

Uploaded At: May 06, 2020

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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

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Reports & Other Materials