Application Assistance and the Receipt of Unemployment Benefits

Last registered on November 15, 2023
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Application Assistance and the Receipt of Unemployment Benefits
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0012439
Initial registration date
November 04, 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
November 15, 2023, 1:32 PM EST

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

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Primary Investigator

Name
Bryan Stuart
Affiliation
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Elira Kuka
PI Affiliation
George Washington University
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PI Name
Adam Isen
PI Affiliation
Johns Hopkins University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-08-01
End date
2026-07-31
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study evaluates the effects of information and assistance applying for unemployment benefits.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Isen, Adam, Elira Kuka and Bryan Stuart. 2023. "Application Assistance and the Receipt of Unemployment Benefits." AEA RCT Registry. November 15. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.12439-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2024-08-01
Intervention End Date
2025-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
The key outcome variables are indicators for the receipt of unemployment benefits and the amount of unemployment benefits received.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Individuals will be randomly assigned to a treatment or control group after completing a baseline survey.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
3,000 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
3,000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1250 individuals control, 1250 individuals information only, 500 individuals information plus assistance
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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