In Your Name! The Effect of Intermediaries on Discrimination.

Last registered on June 29, 2020
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
In Your Name! The Effect of Intermediaries on Discrimination.
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006093
Initial registration date
June 28, 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 29, 2020, 11:17 AM 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
Maivand Sarin
Affiliation
University of Cologne
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2020-06-29
End date
2020-07-31
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
discrimination
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
In recent years, new literature has emerged within economics that points toward a change in behavior when people make decisions for others compared to a situation where they decide for themselves. In the sphere of moral behavior, it has been shown that individuals decide less pro-social when acting on behalf of others and that they receive less blame for taking unfair or immoral decisions. In this project, the effect of intermediaries, defined as decision-makers who act on behalf of others, on discrimination is investigated.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Sarin, Maivand. 2020. "In Your Name! The Effect of Intermediaries on Discrimination. ." AEA RCT Registry. June 29. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6093-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2020-06-29
Intervention End Date
2020-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
see pre-analysis plan
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
n.a.
Experimental Design Details
see pre-analysis plan
Randomization Method
computer
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
n.a.
Sample size: planned number of observations
approximately 400
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
approximately 50 per experimental condition
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Ethics Committee of Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Science, University of Cologne.
IRB Approval Date
2020-06-18
IRB Approval Number
200013MS
Analysis Plan

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Post-Trial

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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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