SOCNET

Last registered on November 20, 2013
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
SOCNET
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000129
First published
November 20, 2013, 12:07 PM EST

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Locations

Country
Switzerland
Region
Vaud

Primary Investigator

Name
Rafael Lalive
Affiliation
University of Lausanne
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Daniel Oesch
PI Affiliation
University of Lausanne
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PI Name
Giuliano Bonolie
PI Affiliation
University of Lausanne
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2012-02-01
End date
2013-07-01
Keywords
Labor, Welfare
Additional Keywords
social networks, access to employment, low dose intervention
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Abstract
We implement a randomized trial activating the use of job search via networks for a set of 4700 job seekers in Switzerland. Information was randomized on the level of mandatory information meetings. We collect supplementary information on reservation wages, job search strategies, and some psychological measures. We find activating job seekers to contact their professional network helps women and highly skilled individuals to find jobs more quickly. Activation does not produce effects on job search for men and low skilled individuals. We discuss the relevance of potential explanations using information on a survey administered to all job seekers leaving unemployment during the observation period.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Bonolie, Giuliano, Rafael Lalive and Daniel Oesch. 2013. "SOCNET." AEA RCT Registry. November 20. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.129-1.0
Former Citation
Bonolie, Giuliano, Rafael Lalive and Daniel Oesch. 2013. "SOCNET." AEA RCT Registry. November 20. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/129/history/516
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Information on the usefulness of job search via networks. Activation of the use of job search networks.
Intervention Start Date
2012-02-01
Intervention End Date
2012-04-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
unemployment duration, job finding, quality of jobs
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We contacted all job seekers having to attend mandatory information meetings at the beginning of their unemployment spells. We add information on the use of job search via networks in one meeting out of two.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
One meeting out of two (pseudo-random)
Randomization Unit
people attending a mandatory meeting
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
4700 job seekers
Sample size: planned number of observations
4700 job seekers
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
about 50 meetings with and 50 meetings without
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
not available
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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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