Job Search Assistance for Refugees in Jordan

Last registered on July 26, 2020

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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title

Job Search Assistance for Refugees in Jordan

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0003870

Initial registration date

February 09, 2019

Last updated

July 26, 2020, 6:25 AM EDT

Locations

Country

Jordan

Region

Primary Investigator

Name

Simon Quinn

Affiliation

Department of Economics, University of Oxford

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name

Soha Shami

PI Affiliation

Danish Refugee Council

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PI Name

Stefano Caria

PI Affiliation

University of Bristol

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PI Name

Grant Gordon

PI Affiliation

International Rescue Committeee

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PI Name

Maximilian Kasy

PI Affiliation

Harvard University

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PI Name

Alex Teytelboym

PI Affiliation

University of Oxford

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Additional Trial Information

Status

Completed

Start date

2019-02-10

End date

2020-06-01

Keywords

Labor

Additional Keywords

JEL code(s)

Secondary IDs

Abstract

We will work with a population that is composed of Syrian refugees and Jordanian nationals residing in urban areas of Jordan. Jordan offers a unique opportunity to study refugees' integration in the labour market. While in many countries refugees do not have the right to work, or have to clear long bureaucratic hurdles before being granted such right, Jordan has recently passed a series of reforms -- known as the Jordan Compact -- which give refugees the right to work in low-skilled formal jobs. However, since the introduction of the reform, formal employment rates among refugees have failed to grow as rapidly as expected. In this project, we will evaluate interventions that are tailored to removing the main obstacles refugees may encounter in the formal labour market.

External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation

Caria, Stefano et al. 2020. "Job Search Assistance for Refugees in Jordan." AEA RCT Registry. July 26. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3870-2.2

Former Citation

Caria, Stefano et al. 2020. "Job Search Assistance for Refugees in Jordan." AEA RCT Registry. July 26. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3870/history/73215

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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

We have designed three interventions to support job search in this context. These interventions provide financial, information, and psychological support. They are discussed in detail in the pre-analysis plan document.

Intervention Start Date

2019-02-11

Intervention End Date

2019-11-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

Wage employment

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Our primary outcome is a dummy variable for whether the respondent currently has a wage-paying job.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

We will also test effects on earnings, well-being, social integration and migration.

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

We are using a randomised controlled trial design, in which respondents are placed either into a control group or into one of three treatment groups. This process is described in more detail in the pre-analysis plan document.

Experimental Design Details

See pre-analysis plan document.

Randomization Method

Done by a computer, in the presence of the respondent

Randomization Unit

Individual

Was the treatment clustered?

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

2600 respondents

Sample size: planned number of observations

2600 respondents

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

We will begin assigning respondents to treatment in the coming weeks, using probabilities of 0.25 for the control group and for each of the three treatments. This issue is discussed in detail in the pre-analysis plan document.

Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)

Supporting Documents and Materials

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