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Understanding Employer and Household Preferences and Needs: Evidence from Jordan

Last registered on January 12, 2026
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Understanding Employer Preferences and Needs in Hiring Jordanian Women: Evidence from Jordan
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0016585
Initial registration date
August 18, 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
August 25, 2025, 8:33 AM EDT

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

Last updated
January 12, 2026, 11:40 AM EST

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Alessandra Gonzalez
Affiliation
Duke University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2025-09-01
End date
2030-09-01
Keywords
Gender, Labor
Additional Keywords
Employer Preferences, Export Readiness, Social Norms
JEL code(s)
J16, J23, M54, 012
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Female labor force participation in Jordan remains low despite women’s educational attainment, as elsewhere in the region. Could misperceived social norms about the support and increasing opportunity for Jordanian women among both households and employers keep women from reaching their potential and desired employment?

An information treatment, as an experimental randomized component of this survey, showcases success stories from the Jordanian private sector relating to female employment and gender-inclusive practices, or featuring export-readiness-related success stories. This allows us to assess the effect of that information treatment on the employers' responses. The objective is to provide evidence-based advice to employers regarding labor and export policies.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Gonzalez, Alessandra. 2026. "Understanding Employer Preferences and Needs in Hiring Jordanian Women: Evidence from Jordan." AEA RCT Registry. January 12. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.16585-2.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
An information treatment, as an experimental randomized component of this survey, showcases success stories from the Jordanian private sector relating to female employment and gender-inclusive practices, or featuring export-readiness-related success stories. This allows us to assess the effect of that information treatment on the employers' responses. The objective is to provide evidence-based advice to employers regarding labor and export policies.

In addition, we survey job seekers to understand the benefits they are interested in when seeking employment.
Intervention Start Date
2025-09-01
Intervention End Date
2030-09-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Interest to receive more information regarding advice on improving female hiring or export readiness (1) sign up for a newsletter, 2) report interest in adding a family-friendly benefit.

For job seekers, interest in receiving and sharing more information on employer investments in family-friendly job seeker benefits. Signing up spouse's email if married is an additional outcome.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Interest to receive more information regarding advice on improving female hiring or export readiness.
For job seekers, interest in receiving and sharing more information on employer investments in family-friendly job seeker benefits. Signing up spouse's is an additional outcome.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Periodic follow up surveys will be matched to create a panel of changes in reported behaviors and beliefs (ex - beliefs about productivity of female workers, beliefs about manager colleagues beliefs about the importance of benefits to attract female workers, proactive behaviors when recruiting female job applicants, emails to researchers requesting more information).
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
• Firm survey randomization is based on Qualtrics randomization setting (1/25 for information treatment, 1/25 for newsletter sign up, 1/25 for neither, 1/25 for both). For job seekers info treatment is randomized at 1/50 and everyone is asked for newsletter sign up and if married, spouse's sign up.

The information treatment is provided towards the end of the survey. Treated groups will receive the information treatment and control groups will not.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
• Randomization is automated in survey software based on our preprogrammed number of treatments.
Randomization Unit
individual survey respondent (representing a firm or employee/job seeker).
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
100-200 firms, 200 employees
Sample size: planned number of observations
200 firms, 200 employees
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
• Firm survey: 50 for information treatment, 50 for newsletter sign up, 50 for neither, 50 for both). For job seekers info treatment is randomized at 100 treatment, 100 control and everyone is asked for newsletter sign up and if married, spouse's sign up.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Duke University Campus Institutional Review Board
IRB Approval Date
2024-05-15
IRB Approval Number
2025-0012
Analysis Plan