Social-labor inclusion for beneficiaries of the Spanish Minimum Income Scheme in the city of Barcelona - AMUNT

Last registered on January 11, 2023
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Social-labor inclusion for beneficiaries of the Spanish Minimum Income Scheme in the city of Barcelona - AMUNT
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010708
Initial registration date
January 09, 2023

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
January 09, 2023, 5:03 PM EST

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

Last updated
January 11, 2023, 8:49 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
Spain
Region
Barcelona

Primary Investigator

Name
Teresa Molina-Millán
Affiliation
University of Alicante
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
María Hernández-de-Benito
PI Affiliation
University of Alicante
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2022-06-01
End date
2023-11-30
Keywords
Labor, Welfare
Additional Keywords
Labor, Social inclusion, Employability
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Active labor market policies are widely implemented to improve labor market outcomes of unemployed individuals. However, empirical evidence suggests the need for innovative policies that do not only focus on greater immediate rates of job acceptances, but also aim to improve intermediate outcomes that can lead to long-term regular employment and greater social inclusion. The proposed experimental study will evaluate the introduction of a profiling system and a new approach in the implementation of active labor market policies by the city council of Barcelona. The new approach will assign caseworkers to assess the heterogeneous needs and interests of each individual and then implement personalized itineraries of training and social activities designed to improve their labor market and social inclusion outcomes. The new approach will be offered to a randomly selected group of socioeconomically vulnerable individuals.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Hernández-de-Benito, María and Teresa Molina-Millán. 2023. "Social-labor inclusion for beneficiaries of the Spanish Minimum Income Scheme in the city of Barcelona - AMUNT." AEA RCT Registry. January 11. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10708-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2022-09-25
Intervention End Date
2023-09-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Take-up of activities of labor and social inclusion;Labor insertion; Employability;
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Well-being; Social support; Community participation; participation in social services
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Individuals who were interested in the program Amunt!were randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups:
1. A non-pure control group where individuals receive Barcelona’s status quo labor and social inclusion services
2. A treatment group where individuals are exposed to Barcelona’s new one-stop office approach of labor and social inclusion services on top of Barcelona’s status quo labor and social inclusion services.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
The randomization procedure was conducted by the Ministry of Social Inclusion in an office by a computer.
Randomization Unit
The randomization was done at the individual level. Randomization was done stratifying by the following information: (i) pre-program registration in Barcelona’s social services system (ii) long-term unemployed status (iii) gender (iv) age groups (v) education.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
N/A
Sample size: planned number of observations
1182
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
N/A
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Inclusion and Migration
IRB Approval Date
2022-10-18
IRB Approval Number
N/A
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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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