INFORMATION FRICTIONS IN GOVERNMENT-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS: TENDER RATING, WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY, AND INFORMATION SOURCES

Last registered on August 13, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
INFORMATION FRICTIONS IN GOVERNMENT-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS: TENDER RATING, WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY, AND INFORMATION SOURCES
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0007476
Initial registration date
April 06, 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 07, 2021, 10:35 AM EDT

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

Last updated
August 13, 2024, 11:34 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Uganda
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Emanuele Colonnelli
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Francesco Loiacono
PI Affiliation
Stockholm University IIES
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PI Name
Edoardo Teso
PI Affiliation
Northwestern Kellogg
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2021-04-12
End date
2021-09-30
Keywords
Firms & Productivity, Governance
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
In this project, which takes place in Uganda, we aim to study the determinants of participation in public procurement.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Colonnelli, Emanuele, Francesco Loiacono and Edoardo Teso. 2024. "INFORMATION FRICTIONS IN GOVERNMENT-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS: TENDER RATING, WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY, AND INFORMATION SOURCES." AEA RCT Registry. August 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.7476-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
In this project, which takes place in Uganda, we aim to experimentally study the determinants of participation in public procurement..
Intervention Start Date
2021-04-12
Intervention End Date
2021-09-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
See preanalysis plan.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
See preanalysis plan.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
See preanalysis plan.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
See preanalysis plan.

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
See preanalysis plan for details on all aspects of the experimental design.
Experimental Design Details
See preanalysis plan for details on all aspects of the experimental design, which involves an experimental tender design, an information experiment, and a willingness-to-pay exercise.
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office using Stata.
Randomization Unit
Randomization done at the firm level.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
600 firms
Sample size: planned number of observations
Number of observations varies from 600 to 6000. See preanalysis plan.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Sample size varies, as described in preanalysis plan. information treatment has 200 controls, 200 T1, 200 T2.
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
2021-02-17
IRB Approval Number
IRB21-0010
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

UgandaLabPAP

MD5: 8a041c9c6b8bd1d3e2b0d9dd79bc6250

SHA1: c6d7526b8dd4a3eabfd7372dfcecc80b4d9648bd

Uploaded At: April 06, 2021

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
Yes
Intervention Completion Date
September 30, 2021, 12:00 +00:00
Data Collection Complete
Yes
Data Collection Completion Date
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization)
Was attrition correlated with treatment status?
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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Reports & Other Materials