Limited memory and the dynamics of discrimination

Last registered on February 04, 2022
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Limited memory and the dynamics of discrimination
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0008921
Initial registration date
February 03, 2022

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
February 04, 2022, 3:21 PM EST

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

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Francesca Miserocchi
Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2022-02-04
End date
2023-09-03
Keywords
Behavior, Gender, Labor
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JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
I will use an online experiment to study how limited memory affects gender discrimination. The experiment involves observing a signal on a candidate and evaluating the candidate on several tasks.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Miserocchi, Francesca. 2022. "Limited memory and the dynamics of discrimination." AEA RCT Registry. February 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.8921-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2022-02-04
Intervention End Date
2023-09-03

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Evaluation of candidate on several tasks, recall of tasks observed in the first part of the study.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The description of the experimental design is under the "experimental design (hidden)" field.
Experimental Design Details
(A) Participants will be asked to evaluate either a male or a female candidate answering questions in a male-typed and female-typed domain (candidate's gender is randomized across participants).
(B) After eliciting participants' prior on their candidate's ability, they will observe their candidate's answers to 10 questions in each domain. Evaluators know the correct answer to each question, and the male and female candidates are identical apart from gender (they answer correctly to the same questions).
(C) After observing the signal, evaluators will be asked to recall the questions that their candidate answered correctly and incorrectly in the previous task. Participants in the "memory constraints" condition cannot look at the signal again before performing the recall task.
(D) Evaluators will be asked to evaluate their candidate on a new similar task.

Limited memory is proposed to facilitate the recall of stereotype-congruent information and to affect the evaluations of candidates.
Randomization Method
Computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1200
Sample size: planned number of observations
1200
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Equal numbers of subjects in each treatment arm.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Harvard IRB
IRB Approval Date
2022-02-01
IRB Approval Number
IRB21-0325
Analysis Plan

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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