Labor Market Information Survey

Last registered on March 03, 2025
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Labor Market Information Survey
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0015459
Initial registration date
February 26, 2025

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 03, 2025, 8:11 AM EST

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

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Primary Investigator

Name
Bryan Stuart
Affiliation
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Alexander Bartik
PI Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2024-12-03
End date
2027-05-01
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial is based on or builds upon one or more prior RCTs.
Abstract
This project conducts a survey of individuals who received services at American Job Centers in Southwest Michigan. The survey asks individuals about their experiences and perceptions of the labor market.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Bartik, Alexander and Bryan Stuart. 2025. "Labor Market Information Survey." AEA RCT Registry. March 03. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.15459-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
This project surveys individuals about their experiences and perceptions of the labor market.
Intervention Start Date
2024-12-03
Intervention End Date
2025-05-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Individuals' intentions of number of job applications that they will send, the chances of applying to particular jobs, expected pay when employed, agreement with questions about challenges and opportunities in the labor market.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
All individuals are randomly assigned an occupation during the survey. Individuals are also randomly assigned into treatment and control groups during the survey.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in Qualtrics
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1,000 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
500 individuals randomly provided with information about jobs, 500 individuals randomly not provided with this information
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Office for the Protection of Research Subjects at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
IRB Approval Date
2024-10-01
IRB Approval Number
IRB24-0295
Analysis Plan