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An Experimental Study of the Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market

Last registered on March 30, 2014
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
An Experimental Study of the Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000262
First published
March 30, 2014, 10:02 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
David Deming
Affiliation
Harvard University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Noam Yuchtman
PI Affiliation
University of California-Berkeley
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PI Name
Lawrence Katz
PI Affiliation
Harvard University
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PI Name
Claudia Goldin
PI Affiliation
Harvard University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2014-04-01
End date
2014-08-31
Keywords
Education, Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Our abstract and full pre-analysis plan will be available when the trial is complete.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Deming, David et al. 2014. "An Experimental Study of the Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market." AEA RCT Registry. March 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.262-1.0
Former Citation
Deming, David et al. 2014. "An Experimental Study of the Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market." AEA RCT Registry. March 30. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/262/history/1461
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
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Intervention Start Date
2014-04-01
Intervention End Date
2014-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
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Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
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Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization by computer.
Randomization Unit
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Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
4000.0
Sample size: planned number of observations
16000.0
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1,000 in each of 4 treatment arms.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Our power calculations suggest that we will be able to detect a 1 percentage point difference at a significance level of 5 percent and at 80 percent power for the overall treatment, and 1.5 percentage points for key subgroups.
Supporting Documents and Materials

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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Harvard Committee on the Use of Human Subjects
IRB Approval Date
2013-10-18
IRB Approval Number
IRB13-1856
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

Deming_FPAudit.pdf

MD5: 0f6506d9f6eff9ecedc17c0bd63aab7c

SHA1: 27bbe62aeff0f2b4bffc3ede4c30676db7d66b4b

Uploaded At: March 30, 2014

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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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