Risk, Betrayal, and Inequality: Decomposing the Trust Game

Last registered on June 09, 2020
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Risk, Betrayal, and Inequality: Decomposing the Trust Game
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005981
Initial registration date
June 08, 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
June 09, 2020, 12:03 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Germany
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Ferdinand Vieider
Affiliation
Ghent University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Bertil Tungodden
PI Affiliation
NHH
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PI Name
Alexander Cappelen
PI Affiliation
NHH
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PI Name
Thomas Epper
PI Affiliation
University of St. Gallen
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2020-06-10
End date
2020-07-31
Keywords
Other, Welfare
Additional Keywords
trust, inequality aversion, betrayal aversion, risk preferences, ambiguity attitudes
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
We propose a complete decomposition of the trust game keeping the measurement context of the underlying behavioural drivers of trust constant. We field this design with a large sample representative of the German population. We analyze the data using both non-paramatric approaches, and structural models using Bayesian hierarchical mothods.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Cappelen, Alexander et al. 2020. "Risk, Betrayal, and Inequality: Decomposing the Trust Game." AEA RCT Registry. June 09. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5981-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We field measures of trust, and several other motives may may drive trusting behaviour.
Intervention Start Date
2020-06-10
Intervention End Date
2020-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Behavioural drivers of trust
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We field a new measurement tool of trust. Potential behavioural drivers of trust are then measured using similar tasks, to keep the measurement context constant.
Experimental Design Details
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Randomization Method
The level of inequality is randomly assigned. This is randomized by the computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual respondents.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
2000 individuals.
Sample size: planned number of observations
2000 individuals, with 9 measurements per individual.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1000 and 1000
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business
IRB Approval Date
2020-04-10
IRB Approval Number
FEB 2020 G
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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