Job Training for STEM Careers

Last registered on March 31, 2026
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Job Training for STEM Careers
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0016951
Initial registration date
October 06, 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 31, 2026, 9:26 AM 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
Ketki Sheth
Affiliation
UC Merced
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Manuela Angelucci
PI Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Withdrawn
Start date
2025-08-01
End date
2030-10-01
Keywords
Education, Firms & Productivity, Gender, Labor
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JEL code(s)
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This project evaluates an innovative workforce development program designed to improve employment outcomes for youth in India with engineering or computer science degrees.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Angelucci, Manuela and Ketki Sheth. 2026. "Job Training for STEM Careers." AEA RCT Registry. March 31. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.16951-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
This project evaluates an innovative workforce development program designed to improve employment outcomes for youth in India with engineering or computer science degrees.
Intervention Start Date
2025-09-01
Intervention End Date
2028-09-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Job Outcomes (earnings; labor force participation); Female empowerment
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This project evaluates an innovative workforce development program designed to improve employment outcomes for youth in India with engineering or computer science degrees. Applicants interested in the program will be randomly assign to receive admission (treatment) or not (control). 75% of those who apply will be selected for treatment - i.e., receive admission into the workforce development program. The control will be applicants who do not receive admission.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
5000 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
5000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
3,500 treatment; 1,500 control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
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Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

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