Integrating rural migrants in the city

Last registered on March 06, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Integrating rural migrants in the city
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013066
Initial registration date
February 29, 2024

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
March 06, 2024, 4:32 PM EST

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

Locations

Country
Mozambique
Region
Zambezia province

Primary Investigator

Name
Alex Armand
Affiliation
Nova School of Business and Economics
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Pedro Vicente
PI Affiliation
Nova School of Business and Economics
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PI Name
Frederica Mendonça
PI Affiliation
Nova School of Business and Economics
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PI Name
Wayne Aaron Sandholtz
PI Affiliation
Nova School of Business and Economics
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2021-10-01
End date
2025-06-30
Keywords
Behavior, Electoral, Governance, Labor
Additional Keywords
Urbanization, rural migrants, economic integration, local politics, Mozambique, Africa
JEL code(s)
O12, O18, 055, J61, D72
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study evaluates a migrant integration program administered in the city of Quelimane, Mozambique. The package consists of three main
elements: access to a job-matching service, help setting up a mobile money account for sending remittances as part of a financial inclusion module, and general information about how to use government services and the city. For the job-matching service, operatives canvass the city to identify employment opportunities, and provides the contact information of potential employers to program recipients.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Aaron Sandholtz, Wayne et al. 2024. "Integrating rural migrants in the city." AEA RCT Registry. March 06. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13066-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The intervention is a program called "Quelimane Trabalha com Todos", developed and delivered through a partnership between NOVAFRICA and the Municipality of Quelimane. The program is aimed at recent migrants and entails three main components to integrate rural migrants in the city:
- Job matching program;
- Mobile money setup;
- Information about life in the city.
Intervention Start Date
2022-08-01
Intervention End Date
2023-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
We group hypotheses in different family of outcomes depending on the unit of analysis. Detailed hypotheses are provided in the pre-analysis plan.

For migrants, we will test effects on the following families of outcomes.
- Program participation;
- Integration of migrants;
- Migration;
- Socio-economic status;
- Financial inclusion;
- Civic attitudes.

For non-migrants, we will test effects on the following families of outcomes:
- Knowledge about the program;
- Integration of migrants;
- Socio-economic status;
- Civic attitudes.

For rural relatives, we will test effects on the following families of outcomes:
- Knowledge about the program;
- Integration of migrants;
- Migration;
- Socio-economic status;
- Financial inclusion;
- Civic attitudes.

For leaders, we will test effects on the following families of outcomes:
- Knowledge about the program;
- Integration of migrants;
- Socio-economic status;
- Civic attitudes.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The allocation to treatment arms was performed at the level of the block: all migrants from the baseline survey in treated blocks were offered the corresponding treatment; no migrants in control blocks were offered the treatment. No non-migrants on any block were offered the treatment. Blocks were randomly allocated in one of these groups:
- a group receiving the basic treatment (or T1);
- a group receiving the leader treatment (or T2);
- a control group receiving no intervention.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization was carried out in Stata. Randomization was stratified within strata of up to 3 blocks. These strata were created by sorting blocks within neighborhoods by the number of migrants in our baseline survey, into groups of up to 3 blocks.

Randomization Unit
The treatment was randomly assigned at the level of the block.
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
493 blocks.
Sample size: planned number of observations
The sample of migrants includes 2321 individuals from the first wave of baseline and 1312 individuals from the second wave of baseline. The sample of non-migrants includes 1109 individuals from the first wave of baseline and 530 individuals from the second wave of baseline. The sample of rural relatives includes 1542 individuals. The sample of leaders is defined by the number of blocks.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
165 in the control group, 163 in T1 and 165 in T2.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Nova SBE Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2021-11-25
IRB Approval Number
202110
Analysis Plan

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