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Timing Psychological Engagement with Cash Transfer Recipients

Last registered on January 14, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Timing Psychological Engagement with Cash Transfer Recipients
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0003737
Initial registration date
January 03, 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 14, 2019, 3:28 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
Kenya
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Richard Sedlmayr
Affiliation
University of Oxford
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2016-01-11
End date
2019-04-19
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
Behavioral Economics, Social Protection
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Scarcity in financial resources appears to tax the cognitive performance of the poor, and there are indications that cash inflows can cause cognitive boosts. This suggests that cash transfers can have an enabling effect on tasks that demand cognitive resources. For example, as cognitive load impedes schema adoption, cash transfer interventions may enhance the effectiveness of psychological interventions aimed at altering schematic cognitions. This suggests (perhaps counterintuitively) that when the two interventions are bundled, cash transfers should lead rather than trail psychological interventions. More generally, if bundling of the two interventions leads to synergies, the short-term cognitive impacts of cash transfers may be one explanation.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Sedlmayr, Richard. 2019. "Timing Psychological Engagement with Cash Transfer Recipients." AEA RCT Registry. January 14. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3737-1.0
Former Citation
Sedlmayr, Richard. 2019. "Timing Psychological Engagement with Cash Transfer Recipients." AEA RCT Registry. January 14. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3737/history/40141
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
see analysis plan
Intervention Start Date
2016-11-01
Intervention End Date
2017-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
1. Cognitive performance (working memory, fluid intelligence, cognitive control)
2. Recall of intervention
3. Agency (self-efficacy, growth mindset)
4. Behavioral outcomes (technology adoption in livestock and agriculture, information seeking, enterprise expansion)
5. Economic outcomes (Investments into economic activity, revenues, assets, consumption)
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
see analysis plan

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
see analysis plan
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
computer
Randomization Unit
participant (=household)
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
n/a
Sample size: planned number of observations
tbd, based on inclusion criteria
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
tbd, based on inclusion criteria
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Social Science & Humanities Inter-Divisional Research Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2016-04-13
IRB Approval Number
SSD/CUREC1A/BSG C1A_16-002
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

Draft Analysis Plan (Updates Expected)

MD5: d6118b9ba581d1b1e7dfd64c65ba0e61

SHA1: 107d8aae3522fc2d68536b6cef10722c53e32257

Uploaded At: January 08, 2019

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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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

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials