Communicate the Information on the Return of Education

Last registered on June 30, 2022

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Communicate the Information on the Return of Education
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0009462
Initial registration date
May 18, 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, 5:17 PM EDT

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

Last updated
June 30, 2022, 1:02 PM EDT

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

Locations

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
Wichita State University

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
Beijing Normal University
PI Affiliation
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
PI Affiliation
Capital University of Economics and Business

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2022-05-23
End date
2022-06-30
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We investigate how middle students perceive information on the return of education. For each degree level, we provide students the average income, average income of male and female, and profession distribution in three treatments. In addition, we test whether the students memorize the information, and how it impacts their educational expectations in 10 minutes and 3 weeks after receiving the information.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Meng, Delong et al. 2022. "Communicate the Information on the Return of Education." AEA RCT Registry. June 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.9462-1.1
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Provide information on return of education
Intervention Start Date
2022-05-23
Intervention End Date
2022-05-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
The educational expectation of students
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
The information the students could memorize
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We investigate how middle students perceive information on the return of education. For each degree level, we provide students the average income, average income of male and female, and profession distribution in three treatments. In addition, we test whether the students memorize the information, and how it impacts their educational expectations in 10 minutes and 3 weeks after receiving the information.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
We recruit students from 3 middle schools. Each school has 4 classes included. We conduct Treatment 1 and 2 in School 1, Treatment 1 and 3 in School 2, and Treatment 2 and 3 in School 3. For each Treatment, we access the outcomes of two classes 10 minutes after the intervention, and another two classes 2-3 weeks after the intervention.
Randomization Unit
Class
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
3 schools with 3-5 classes in each school.
Sample size: planned number of observations
300-600 middle school students
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
2 classes in Treatment 1, early elicitation
2 classes in Treatment 1, late elicitation
2 classes in Treatment 2, early elicitation
2 classes in Treatment 2, late elicitation
2 classes in Treatment 3, early elicitation
2 classes in Treatment 3, late elicitation
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
China Center for Behavioral Economics and Finance
IRB Approval Date
2022-06-12
IRB Approval Number
N/A

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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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
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Reports & Other Materials