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Evaluation of the Welfare Impacts of a Livestock Transfer Program in Nepal

Last registered on August 19, 2016
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Evaluation of the Welfare Impacts of a Livestock Transfer Program in Nepal
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0001504
Initial registration date
August 19, 2016

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
August 19, 2016, 3:01 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Nepal
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Nicholas Magnan
Affiliation
Colorado State University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Sudhindra Sharma
PI Affiliation
Interdisciplinary Analysts
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PI Name
William Thomson
PI Affiliation
University of Georgia
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PI Name
Sarah Janzen
PI Affiliation
Montana State University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2014-06-01
End date
2018-05-01
Keywords
Agriculture, Welfare
Additional Keywords
Asset transfer, livestock transfer
JEL code(s)
O12, O13, O15, C93
Secondary IDs
USAID BASIS AMA Agreement number 201121454-16
Abstract
Between September 2014 and September 2015, HI administered productive asset transfers to poor households living in three distinct agro-ecological zones of Nepal. The present RCT assigned three treatments at the village level: Treatment one delivered a full package of benefits to program participants, including physical capital (goats), human capital formation, and social capital formation. Treatment two withheld the physical capital from beneficiaries; treatment three withheld social capital formation. Within treatment groups we further sub- divided the sample so as to capture indirect effects, both programmed and unprogrammed. The present document outlines the outcome variables and econometric methods we will use to assess the effect of the program on assets, income, non-food consumption, finance, time use, physical health, mental health, food security, aspirations, and women's empowerment.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Janzen, Sarah et al. 2016. "Evaluation of the Welfare Impacts of a Livestock Transfer Program in Nepal." AEA RCT Registry. August 19. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.1504-1.0
Former Citation
Janzen, Sarah et al. 2016. "Evaluation of the Welfare Impacts of a Livestock Transfer Program in Nepal." AEA RCT Registry. August 19. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/1504/history/10263
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Intervention (Hidden)
Intervention Start Date
2014-09-01
Intervention End Date
2015-09-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
See attached pre-analysis plan.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Private randomization using a computer (random number generator in Stata).
Randomization Unit
See attached pre-analysis plan.
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
60
Sample size: planned number of observations
3000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
See pre-analysis plan.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
See proposal.
Supporting Documents and Materials

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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Georgia
IRB Approval Date
2014-05-21
IRB Approval Number
00000928
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

Evaluation of the welfare impacts of a livestock transfer program in Nepal midline data pre-analysis plan

MD5: 29735e50dd4a8653a9cfb9117d44a5a5

SHA1: b9e0c477f52751bc0e2c8992ccd960206218a7b2

Uploaded At: August 19, 2016

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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Reports & Other Materials