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Jobs and political participation - Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia

Last registered on June 10, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Jobs and political participation - Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004285
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, 10:03 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
Lovise Aalen
PI Affiliation
PI Name
Espen Villanger
PI Affiliation
PI Name
Janneke Pieters
PI Affiliation

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2017-12-01
End date
2023-06-19
Keywords
Electoral, Gender, Governance, Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The present project is the first to identify the individual level effects of jobs on female political participation using a field experiment. We identify the effects of jobs on political participation by collaborating with 25 large companies in Ethiopia to randomly assign jobs to equally qualified applicants.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Aalen, Lovise et al. 2019. "Jobs and political participation - Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4285-1.0
Former Citation
Aalen, Lovise et al. 2019. "Jobs and political participation - Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/4285/history/47853
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See plan
Intervention (Hidden)
Intervention Start Date
2017-12-01
Intervention End Date
2023-06-19

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Vote intentions
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

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 of 6 percentage points
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

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

Analysis Plan Documents

Analysis plan

MD5: 21e8dd08040aab6073f254fba52c889e

SHA1: 5143b8b73a36f22a4f7533dac1fd8e8bb5420b96

Uploaded At: June 06, 2019

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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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Reports & Other Materials