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Abstract
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We investigate the influence of group size and gender composition on collective ethical desicion-making. In an online experiment, groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5 persons have to report unanimously the outcome of a die roll, which determines their monetary payoff. Each composition with respect to the number of men and women in a group is equally likely within each group size. The members of a group see the same video and interact in a video chat. Moreover, we elicit a set of social preferences, a measure of individual honesty, a measure of cognitive ability, and a measure of social cognition.
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Main trial: We investigate the influence of group size and gender composition on collective ethical desicion-making. In an online experiment, groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5 persons have to report unanimously the outcome of a die roll, which determines their monetary payoff. Each composition with respect to the number of men and women in a group is equally likely within each group size. The members of a group see the same video and interact in a video chat. Moreover, we elicit a set of social preferences, a measure of individual honesty, a measure of cognitive ability, and a measure of social cognition.
Follow up treatments: One main finding of the main trial is that all-male groups lie more than almost-all-male groups (i.e. groups with exactly one female member). In these treatments, we investigate two alternative channels that might drive this finding: Gender-specific honesty beliefs and gender-specific image concerns. The two new treatments will again compare the behavior of all-male and almost-all-male groups. They
use the same design and implementation as the main trial with the following changes: i) the group decision is reached by majority rule (rather than unanimity), and (ii) we focus on triads.
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Trial Start Date
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November 19, 2021
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July 03, 2024
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Trial End Date
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December 31, 2023
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December 31, 2024
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Last Published
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December 22, 2022 09:26 AM
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July 02, 2024 04:27 AM
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Intervention (Public)
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Random allocation of subjects to treatment groups (group size and gender composition) via online experiment.
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Main trial: Random allocation of subjects to treatment groups (group size and gender composition) via online experiment.
Follow-up treatments: Random allocation of subjects to treatment groups of three (all-male groups and almost-all-male groups) via online experiment.
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Intervention Start Date
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November 19, 2021
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July 03, 2024
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Intervention End Date
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December 31, 2022
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August 30, 2024
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Experimental Design (Public)
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In an online experiment, groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5 persons have to report unanimously the outcome of a die roll, which determines their monetary payoff. Each composition with respect to the number men and women in a group is equally likely within each group size. The members of a group see the same video and interact in a video chat. We plan to compare the behavior of groups with the behavior of individuals.
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Main trial: In an online experiment, groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5 persons have to report unanimously the outcome of a die roll, which determines their monetary payoff. Each composition with respect to the number men and women in a group is equally likely within each group size. The members of a group see the same video and interact in a video chat. We plan to compare the behavior of groups with the behavior of individuals.
Follow-up treatments: The two new treatments use the same design and implementation as the main trial with the following changes: i) the group decision is reached by majority rule (rather than unanimity), and (ii) we focus on groups of three (all-male and almost-all-male groups).
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Planned Number of Clusters
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20 observations per group size and gender composition
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Main trial: 20 observations per group size and gender composition
Follow-up treatments: 40 observations for both all-male and almost-all-male groups
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Planned Number of Observations
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20 observations per group size and gender composition
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Main trial: 20 observations per group size and gender composition
Follow-up treatments: 40 observations for both all-male and almost-all-male groups
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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20 observations per group size and gender composition
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Main trial: 20 observations per group size and gender composition
Follow-up treatments: 40 observations for both all-male and almost-all-male groups
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