Information, Aspirations, and Policy Preferences

Last registered on May 13, 2024

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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title

Information, Aspirations, and Policy Preferences

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0013255

Initial registration date

May 07, 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

May 13, 2024, 12:18 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country

Senegal

Region

Dakar

Primary Investigator

Name

Erminia Florio

Affiliation

HEC Montréal

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name

Giancarlo Spagnolo

PI Affiliation

Tor Vergata University of Rome

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Additional Trial Information

Status

In development

Start date

2024-04-15

End date

2024-07-01

Keywords

Behavior, Education

Additional Keywords

JEL code(s)

Secondary IDs

Prior work

This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.

Abstract

This research studies youths' aspirations, migration intentions, and policy preferences and how different pieces of information affect them in developing countries, specifically in Senegal. We will address this question through a survey experiment among last grade students in high schools in the region of Dakar. Through the survey, we will elicit students’ beliefs on their plans for future (including intention to migrate) and policy preferences. Students will receive either one out of two types of information (Treatment Groups 1 and 2) or no information (Control Group). Our sample will be approximately of 2000 high school students.

External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation

Florio, Erminia and Giancarlo Spagnolo. 2024. "Information, Aspirations, and Policy Preferences." AEA RCT Registry. May 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13255-1.0

Sponsors & Partners

Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

We will administer the survey and randomaly provide information on labor market outcomes in the main destination countries and in the origin country.

Intervention Start Date

2024-04-15

Intervention End Date

2024-06-03

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

-Willingness to migrate
-Actual migration

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

-Willingness to migrate: measured before and after the information treatment through a survey question
-Actual migration: measured around 6 months after the information treatment by re-contacting students either by telephone or by email

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

-Call/Visit to orientation agency
-Career choice (university vs. others)

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

-Call/Visit to orientation agency: measured through the agency's registry
-Career choice (university vs. others): measured around 6 months after the information treatment by re-contacting students either by telephone or by email

Experimental Design

Through the survey, we will elicit students’ beliefs on their plans for future (including intention to migrate) and policy preferences. After an information experiment, we will assess whether there were changes in their intention to migrate. Additionally, we will use one behavioural measure to assess the impact of information on students' visits to an orientation agency and we will measure actual migration status around six months after the intervention.

Experimental Design Details

Randomization Method

Randomization done by the survey company (Qualtrics).

Randomization Unit

Individual

Was the treatment clustered?

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

2100 high-school students.

Sample size: planned number of observations

2100 high-school students.

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

700 students information on migration, 700 students information on migration and on agency providing counseling services to help students choose their future career, 700 students control.

Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)

Supporting Documents and Materials

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