Evaluating the employment effects of a package of active labor market interventions in Türkiye

Last registered on July 08, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Evaluating the employment effects of a package of active labor market interventions in Türkiye
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0013500
Initial registration date
July 02, 2024

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It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
July 08, 2024, 1:10 PM EDT

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

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Primary Investigator

Name
Dhushyanth Raju
Affiliation
World Bank
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Efsan Nas Ozen
PI Affiliation
World Bank
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-08-01
End date
2026-03-31
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
Turkish Language Training, Job Readiness Training, Intermediation, On-the-job Training, Job Placement
JEL code(s)
J08, J19, O15
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The proposed evaluation aims to identify and estimate the causal impacts of a package (program) of active labor market interventions in Türkiye. The evaluation will be based on a randomized controlled trial. The overall evaluation sample will comprise 2,700 individuals, with 1,350 individuals randomly assigned to the treatment group and 1,350 individuals to the control group.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Nas Ozen, Efsan and Dhushyanth Raju. 2024. "Evaluating the employment effects of a package of active labor market interventions in Türkiye." AEA RCT Registry. July 08. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.13500-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The proposed evaluation aims to identify and estimate the causal impacts of a package (program) of active labor market interventions in Türkiye
Intervention Start Date
2024-09-01
Intervention End Date
2025-10-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Primary outcomes comprise overall employment status, wage employment status, formal employment status, labor earnings, and hours worked.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary outcomes include job satisfaction, working conditions, psychological well-being, and subjective well-being and expectations.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The evaluation will be based on a randomized controlled trial. The overall evaluation sample will comprise 2,700 individuals, with 1,350 individuals randomly assigned to the treatment group and 1,350 individuals to the control group.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
NA
Sample size: planned number of observations
2700 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
NA
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Probability of overall employment: 4 percentage points
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