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Information Exposure and Discrimination

Last registered on April 26, 2021
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Information Exposure and Discrimination
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0007316
Initial registration date
April 05, 2021

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 06, 2021, 6:21 AM EDT

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

Last updated
April 26, 2021, 6:11 PM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Lena Song
Affiliation
NYU
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2021-07-01
End date
2022-09-30
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This project studies how exposure to minority voices and race-related content on social media affects beliefs, attitude, and behavior related to racial discrimination.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Song, Lena. 2021. "Information Exposure and Discrimination." AEA RCT Registry. April 26. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.7316-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Participants will be exposed to content supporting racial justice.
Intervention Start Date
2021-07-01
Intervention End Date
2022-09-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
The key outcome variables are beliefs, attitude, and behavior related to racial discrimination.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The experiment will be conducted online.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
The randomization will be done by a computer.
Randomization Unit
The unit of randomization is individual.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
N/A
Sample size: planned number of observations
1000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
250 per treatment arm.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
New York University
IRB Approval Date
2021-03-17
IRB Approval Number
IRB-FY2021-5296
Analysis Plan

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
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials