Formal Hiring Practices, Firm Growth, and Inclusive Labor Markets

Last registered on November 04, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Formal Hiring Practices, Firm Growth, and Inclusive Labor Markets
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004880
Initial registration date
November 02, 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
November 04, 2019, 10:16 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
Ethiopia
Region
Addis Ababa

Primary Investigator

Name
Lukas Hensel
Affiliation
University of Oxford
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Tsegay Gebrekidan Tekleselassie
PI Affiliation
Policy Studies Institute
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PI Name
Marc Witte
PI Affiliation
New York University Abu Dhabi
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2019-02-20
End date
2019-12-15
Keywords
Firms & Productivity, Labor
Additional Keywords
labor demand, formalisation, information frictions, inclusion
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
We conduct a field experiment with small and medium-sized firms in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We study whether incentivizing these firms to formalize their hiring process by subsidizing formal vacancy postings changes their hiring behavior and outcomes. In a second treatment arm, we also offer firms to screen all applicants to their vacancies.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Gebrekidan Tekleselassie, Tsegay, Lukas Hensel and Marc Witte. 2019. "Formal Hiring Practices, Firm Growth, and Inclusive Labor Markets." AEA RCT Registry. November 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4880-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
First intervention: we fully subsidise formal vacancy postings (newspapers and offline and online job-boards).
Second intervention: We fully subsidise formal vacancy postings (newspapers and offline and online job-boards) and we offer firms to screen all applicants to all their vacancies on three skills.
Intervention Start Date
2019-10-20
Intervention End Date
2019-10-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Vacancy and hire level outcomes (see PAP for details).
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
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Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Firm level outcomes (profits, manager expectations/knowledge)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
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Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We have two treatment groups and one pure control group. Randomization is at the firm level.
Experimental Design Details
See PAP
Randomization Method
Randomisation was built into baseline survey.
Randomization Unit
Randomization is at the firm level.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
Target sample size is 600 firms.
Sample size: planned number of observations
Target sample size is 600 firms.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
200 firms in each treatment 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
University of Oxford, Department of Economics: Department’s Research Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2018-11-28
IRB Approval Number
ECONCIA18-19-14
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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