Worker Selection in Addis Ababa

Last registered on January 11, 2017
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Worker Selection in Addis Ababa
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0001900
Initial registration date
January 11, 2017

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

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First published
January 11, 2017, 4:55 PM EST

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

Locations

Country
Ethiopia
Region
Addis Ababa

Primary Investigator

Name
Stefano Caria
Affiliation
University of Warwick
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Esteban Ortiz Ospina
PI Affiliation
University of Oxford
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PI Name
Girum Abebe
PI Affiliation
Ethiopian Development Research Institute
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2016-02-01
End date
2017-03-19
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
allocation of talent; personnel selection.
JEL code(s)
J24, J33, J62, M50, M52, O15
Secondary IDs
Abstract
In this field experiment we study the selection of workers for a clerical job in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In particular, we analyse how jobseekers respond to a monetary application incentive and a higher wage offer, and how these interventions change the quality of the people who apply for the job.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Abebe, Girum, Stefano Caria and Esteban Ortiz Ospina. 2017. "Worker Selection in Addis Ababa." AEA RCT Registry. January 11. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.1900-1.0
Former Citation
Abebe, Girum, Stefano Caria and Esteban Ortiz Ospina. 2017. "Worker Selection in Addis Ababa." AEA RCT Registry. January 11. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/1900/history/13037
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2016-04-01
Intervention End Date
2017-03-19

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
We are going to study the impacts of the interventions on (i) the likelihood that a job seeker applies for the position, (ii) the quality of the pool of applicants, (iii) the subsequent behaviour and outcomes of the job seekers.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
We give a detailed description of each variable in the attached analysis plan.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We offer a monetary application incentive to a randomly-chosen third of the job seekers who call to inquire about a clerical position in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A second, randomly-chosen group of the same size is offered a higher wage, but no application incentive. The remaining job seekers for the control group. Job seekers in the control group are offered the baseline wage and no application incentive. We collect information about the job seekers in the initial phone call and in a follow-up phone call. Further, we collect in-detail information about the quality of the applicants: cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, experience, economic preferences.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done by a computer. More detail are given in the attached analysis document.
Randomization Unit
At the level of the individual job seeker.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
NA
Sample size: planned number of observations
4,734 jobseekers
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Control: 1,576 jobseekers
Application incentive: 1,578 jobseekers
High wage: 1,580 jobseekers
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Department Research Ethics Committee (University of Oxford)
IRB Approval Date
2015-12-01
IRB Approval Number
ECONCIA14-048
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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