Wages and decent jobs: Assessing the role of information in labor market search behavior

Last registered on June 10, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Wages and decent jobs: Assessing the role of information in labor market search behavior
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004290
Initial registration date
June 08, 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, 10:45 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Egypt
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Adam Osman
Affiliation
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Mona Said
PI Affiliation
PI Name
Bruno Crepon
PI Affiliation

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2019-03-25
End date
2021-06-01
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This project aims to improve our understanding of job search behaviour for young job seekers in Egypt. We aim to study the different job searching strategies that job seekers employ, how job fairs currently factor into their job search behaviour and if job fairs can be a more useful tool for them. To do this we will determine and explore which are the main constraints that are currently leading to low utilization of job fairs. In particular, we are interested in estimating the impact of general information frictions (do job seekers know about the existence of jobs fairs and how to participate in them?), labor market information frictions (what types of jobs are available in jobs fairs and the labor market more broadly), and capital constraints (how do the monetary costs of attending a job fair impact participation).
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Crepon, Bruno, Adam Osman and Mona Said. 2019. "Wages and decent jobs: Assessing the role of information in labor market search behavior." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4290-1.0
Former Citation
Crepon, Bruno, Adam Osman and Mona Said. 2019. "Wages and decent jobs: Assessing the role of information in labor market search behavior." AEA RCT Registry. June 10. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/4290/history/47951
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2019-04-08
Intervention End Date
2020-01-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Job Fair Attendance, Labor Market Outcomes
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Door to Door surveys including randomized provision of information and travel vouchers.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done on SurveyCTO
Randomization Unit
Building
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
6000 individuals, Likely 5000 buildings
Sample size: planned number of observations
6000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
About 1500 in each arm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
American University of Cairo
IRB Approval Date
Details not available
IRB Approval Number
2018-2019-042
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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
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