Maternal Labor Force Participation, Adjustments and Well-being

Last registered on May 09, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Maternal Labor Force Participation, Adjustments and Well-being
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013529
Initial registration date
April 30, 2024

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First published
May 09, 2024, 2:13 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
Michaela Slotwinski
Affiliation
University of Zurich
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Ana Costa-Ramón
PI Affiliation
University of Zurich
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-05-02
End date
2025-05-01
Keywords
Gender, Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial is based on or builds upon one or more prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study aims to better understand how women make labor adjustments in terms of family organization and well-being. To study this, we build on a previous field experiment among female teachers with children in Switzerland where we randomly informed women about the future long-term financial consequences of having a reduced workload. The goal of this survey wave is to collect qualitative data to understand changes in family logistics and satisfaction, approximately 18 months after the original intervention. More information about the original study design can be found here: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/10399.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Costa-Ramón, Ana and Michaela Slotwinski. 2024. "Maternal Labor Force Participation, Adjustments and Well-being." AEA RCT Registry. May 09. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13529-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We conduct a field experiment among female teachers with children in Switzerland where we randomly inform women about the future long-term financial consequences of having a reduced workload. This survey covers the second follow up about 18 months after the first intervention. More information about the original study design can be found here: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/10399.
Intervention Start Date
2024-05-02
Intervention End Date
2024-09-06

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Life satisfaction, stress, feelings, ease to cope with work and private life, childcare
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Life satisfaction. We measure different dimensions of life satisfaction, such as family life, life-work balance, etc.

Stress. We use the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), a 10-item questionnaire originally developed by Cohen et al. (1983).

Feelings. We measure participants feelings when thinking about the future: angry, anxious, hopeful, discouraged, happy, motivated, or none of the above.

Easiness to cope with work and private life. We collect data to understand whether they feel the organization, both in terms of their work and private life, was easier or harder this school-year.

Childcare. We measure what types of childcare the family is currently using, and the time the child is spends in different modes of care. We also measure the current and desired level of employment of the partner, the time women have for their own leisure, and whether they have any type of domestic help.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We conduct a field experiment among female teachers with children in Switzerland where we randomly inform women about the future long-term financial consequences of having a reduced workload. This survey covers the second follow up about 18 months after the first intervention. More information about the original study design can be found here: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/10399.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
More information about the original study design can be found here: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/10399.
Randomization Unit
More information about the original study design can be found here: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/10399.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
We will invite all our study participants from the original experiment sample via email to our second follow up.
Sample size: planned number of observations
We will invite all our study participants from the original experiment sample via email to our second follow up.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
We will invite all our study participants from the original experiment sample via email to our second follow up.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Human Subjects Committee of the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration, and Information Technology
IRB Approval Date
2022-10-03
IRB Approval Number
OEC IRB # 2021-070
Analysis Plan

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