Finding Jobs for Syrian Refugees and Local Job-Seekers in Jordan: Evidence from a Matching Intervention

Last registered on October 17, 2023
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Finding Jobs for Syrian Refugees and Local Job-Seekers in Jordan: Evidence from a Matching Intervention
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0012235
Initial registration date
October 05, 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
October 17, 2023, 10:53 AM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Jordan
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Simon Quinn
Affiliation
Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial College London
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Razan Amine
PI Affiliation
University of Cambridge
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PI Name
Stefano Caria
PI Affiliation
University of Warwick
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PI Name
Alexander Teytelboym
PI Affiliation
University of Oxford
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PI Name
Maximilian Kasy
PI Affiliation
University of Oxford
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2018-04-18
End date
2022-04-11
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This document outlines our pre-analysis plan for a matching intervention in Jordan. In this intervention, we connect treated job-seekers to suitable vacancies in the manufacturing sector. We worked in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Over the course of
nine months (from February 2019 until November 2019), we simultaneously collected information about job-seekers and job openings. We reached job-seekers through a combination of passive and active methods, aiming to include a similar number of Syrian refugees and Jordanian job-seekers. The programme was open to individuals who were aged between 18 and 45 years (inclusive), and who were willing to take up low-skilled wage work in the immediate future. We provided a matching intervention to prospective employer firms; in this study, we estimate the consequences of that intervention.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Amine, Razan et al. 2023. "Finding Jobs for Syrian Refugees and Local Job-Seekers in Jordan: Evidence from a Matching Intervention." AEA RCT Registry. October 17. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.12235-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
In this pre-analysis plan, we consider two interventions to assist job-seekers: (i) cash grants and (ii) direct matching of job-seekers to prospective employers. We discuss this in detail in the pre-analysis plan document.
Intervention Start Date
2019-02-10
Intervention End Date
2019-11-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
These are discussed in detail in the pre-analysis plan. They are: (i) whether there was a successful match, (ii) whether the respondent had a wage-paying job at follow-up, (iii) earnings, (iv) household expenditure and (v) wellbeing and (vi) social intergration.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
This is discussed in detail in the pre-analysis plan.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Our secondary outcomes include: (i) outcomes of migration and (ii) outcomes on the quality of the job match. We have additional intended outcomes on savings, job satisfaction, job retention and sector retention, business expenditure, self-employment, and self-employment satisfaction.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
This is discussed in detail in the pre-analysis plan.

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We are using a randomised controlled trial design, in which respondents are placed either into a control group or receive cash, or receive matching, or receive cash and matching. This process is described in more detail in the pre-analysis plan document.
Experimental Design Details
See pre-analysis plan document.
Randomization Method
Done by a computer, in the presence of the respondent.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
3395 respondents
Sample size: planned number of observations
3395 respondents
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Matching only: 790
Cash only: 874
Matching and cash: 665
Control: 1066
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Oxford Department of Economics Departmental Research Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2018-05-05
IRB Approval Number
ECONCIA18-19-004
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Post-Trial

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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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Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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