Using migrant deaths to estimate the value of statistical life

Last registered on August 30, 2018
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Using migrant deaths to estimate the value of statistical life
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0003280
Initial registration date
August 30, 2018

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 30, 2018, 7:56 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Nepal
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Maheshwor Shrestha
Affiliation
The World Bank
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2015-01-04
End date
2015-04-26
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study evaluates the impact of providing information (on wages, and migrant deaths) to potential migrants on their beliefs about wages and mortality rates abroad as well as their subsequent migration decision.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Shrestha, Maheshwor. 2018. "Using migrant deaths to estimate the value of statistical life." AEA RCT Registry. August 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3280-1.0
Former Citation
Shrestha, Maheshwor. 2018. "Using migrant deaths to estimate the value of statistical life." AEA RCT Registry. August 30. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3280/history/33644
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2015-01-04
Intervention End Date
2015-04-24

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
1. Expected earnings abroad
2. Expected mortality rates abroad
3. Migration status
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Wage information treatment arms: control; wage information 'A'; wage information 'B'
Death information treatment arms: control; death information 'A'; death information 'B'

Wage information treatment status is cross-randomized with death information treatment status.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Random number generator in a data collection device
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
3,319 potential migrants.
Sample size: planned number of observations
3,319 potential migrants.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Wage information: 1,114 control; 1,050 wage information 'A'; 1,155 wage information 'B'
Death information: 1,096 control; 1,125 death information 'A'; 1,098 death information 'B'
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
MIT Committee On the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects
IRB Approval Date
2014-11-20
IRB Approval Number
1411006708
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

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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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