Bias in Perceptions of Corruption

Which traits affect perceptions of politicians and their electability? In this experiment we will test participants' perceptions about hypothetical political candidates. This conjoint experiment varies seven attributes with randomized levels and measures respondents' impressions and favorability of each profile

Intersectionality and Information Equivalence in Experimental Studies of Race and Class: Stereotypicality Experiment

What do Americans assume about others of different race or class backgrounds than them? In this experiment, we will test American participants' default assumptions about hypothetical Black and White Americans. This 2x3 factorial experiment varies race (White, Black) and class cues (pro-social lower-class, anti-social lower-class, generic lower-class), and measures respondents' impressions and favorability of each profile. We hypothesize that respondents will view the generic lower-class Black profile as similar to the anti-social lower-class Black profile, but that the generic lower-class White profile will have similar favorability to the pro-social lower-class White profile

Intersectionality and Information Equivalence in Experimental Studies of Race and Class: (Non-)Compliance Experiment

Audit studies often seek to estimate the effects of race on discrimination: these experiments provide a racialized cue, often a name, and then measure how outcomes vary by cue. However, these studies assume that respondents can accurately identify the race each racialized cue is linked to, and this assumption is never rigorously tested. This study experimentally measures respondents' capacity to identify the race of an applicant using one or more treatment cues common in audit studies. We test name cues, picture cues, and racialized resume item cues, alone and in combination, to measure respondents' race compliance for White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian profiles, both of male and female

Intersectionality and Information Equivalence in Experimental Studies of Race and Class: Doctors Audit

We are conducting an email audit experiment of doctors who will receive an email requesting to accept a new patient. The treatments will occur in the email bodies and signatures, which will include a picture of a White man or a Black man with information about their career as either a telemarketer or an advertising executive