Employer demand for tertiary credentials

Last registered on January 30, 2020
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Employer demand for tertiary credentials
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0003669
Initial registration date
January 05, 2019

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
January 08, 2019, 5:10 PM EST

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

Last updated
January 30, 2020, 9:38 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
China
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Alex Eble
Affiliation
Teachers College, Columbia University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Feng Hu
PI Affiliation
University of Science and Technology Beijing
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2018-12-17
End date
2020-02-01
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Due to the nature of the study, we are not yet able to share any information here.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Eble, Alex and Feng Hu. 2020. "Employer demand for tertiary credentials." AEA RCT Registry. January 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3669-3.1
Former Citation
Eble, Alex and Feng Hu. 2020. "Employer demand for tertiary credentials." AEA RCT Registry. January 30. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3669/history/61713
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2018-12-17
Intervention End Date
2020-02-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
We have one primary outcome: how the percentage of resumes we submit which receive a callback differs between treatment groups.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Given in the PAP.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This is a resume audit study submitting resumes with varying characteristics to employers, as described in the PAP.
Experimental Design Details
We will update this once the trial is complete.
Randomization Method
Randomization by computer.
Randomization Unit
Job opening
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
11,232 jobs
Sample size: planned number of observations
14,976 resumes
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
There will be 7,488 resumes per treatment arm, with further variation within each arm as described in the PAP.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Teachers College IRB
IRB Approval Date
2018-08-15
IRB Approval Number
17-444
Analysis Plan

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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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