Empowering the next generation? Manufacturing jobs and maternal aspirations

Last registered on June 10, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Empowering the next generation? Manufacturing jobs and maternal aspirations
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004284
Initial registration date
June 06, 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
June 10, 2019, 9:47 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Ethiopia
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Andreas Kotsadam
Affiliation
University of Oslo
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Janneke Pieters
PI Affiliation
PI Name
Espen Villanger
PI Affiliation

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2017-12-01
End date
2023-06-19
Keywords
Gender, Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
In this study we analyze intergenerational effects of factory jobs. We ask whether working in manufacturing factories affects women’s aspirations for their daughters, in terms of education, occupational choice, and overall empowerment. As possible channels, we will investigate how women perceive these jobs in terms of appropriateness/social stigma, if women update their beliefs about the content of the job in terms of skills and physical strength required and health impacts, and if the work affects their income and social networks.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Kotsadam, Andreas, Janneke Pieters and Espen Villanger. 2019. "Empowering the next generation? Manufacturing jobs and maternal aspirations." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4284-1.0
Former Citation
Kotsadam, Andreas, Janneke Pieters and Espen Villanger. 2019. "Empowering the next generation? Manufacturing jobs and maternal aspirations." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/4284/history/47821
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See plan
Intervention Start Date
2019-06-17
Intervention End Date
2023-06-19

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Aspirations for daughters’ school attainment, factory work, or empowerment
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
See plan

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Randomized Field Experiment. See plan for datails.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1000-1300 Individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
1000-1300 Individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
500-650 in each arm.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
MDE 0.17 s.d with 80 percent power and a significance level of 5 percent
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
NSD
IRB Approval Date
2018-05-23
IRB Approval Number
55793
Analysis Plan

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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Reports & Other Materials