Emergency Aid Disbursement

Last registered on May 18, 2022
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Emergency Aid Disbursement
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0009456
Initial registration date
May 17, 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
May 18, 2022, 5:14 PM EDT

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

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Primary Investigator

Name
Richard Patterson
Affiliation
Brigham Young University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Eric Chyn
PI Affiliation
Dartmouth
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PI Name
Kareem Haggag
PI Affiliation
UCLA
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PI Name
David Lang
PI Affiliation
Western Governors University
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PI Name
Betheny Gross
PI Affiliation
Western Governors University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2021-10-26
End date
2024-05-17
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The objectives of this research test the effectiveness of different approaches for disbursing emergency relief funds in higher education.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Chyn, Eric et al. 2022. "Emergency Aid Disbursement." AEA RCT Registry. May 18. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.9456-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2021-10-26
Intervention End Date
2022-05-23

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Credit units earned
Term completion
Retention
Degree completion
Self-reported HEERF Expenditures (Education vs. non education categories)
Self-reported Financial Difficulty (struggle to pay rent, mortgage, utilities, food expenses, childcare, transportation, medical expenses, credit card bills, tuition/education expenses, other)
Use of identified education resources (writing center, math center, success center WellConnected, Handshake, Online Access Scholarship, Wyzant Tutoring, Comcast Internet Essentials, FCC Emerg, Dial 211, Betterhelp/Talkspace)
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Time to completion for courses
Frequency of course engagement
Perceived financial well-being
Perceived overall well-being
Survey-elicited education related activities and expenditures
Utilization of federal loans
WHO well-being index
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This study will experimentally examine the effects of different approaches to distribute emergency financial aid on education, financial, and self-reported well-being outcomes.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
by computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
10,432
Sample size: planned number of observations
10,432
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
TA: Lump sum X no label: 2608
TB: Lump sum X label: 2608
TC: Monthly disbursement X no label: 2608
TD: Monthly disbursement X label: 2608
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
For comparisons across main treatments (i.e., lump sum vs monthly disbursement or label vs. no label) with a power of .8, the MDE is .056 SD. For pair-wise comparisons (e.g. TA vs. TB) the MDE is .078 SD.
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Human Resources Research Organization
IRB Approval Date
2021-10-22
IRB Approval Number
IRB # 00000257
Analysis Plan