Intergroup interaction and attitudes to migrants

Last registered on January 10, 2020
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Intergroup interaction and attitudes to migrants
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005228
Initial registration date
January 07, 2020

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
January 10, 2020, 11:21 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
Ethiopia
Region
Tigray

Primary Investigator

Name
Ivar Kolstad
Affiliation
Norwegian School of Economics
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2020-01-13
End date
2020-02-28
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
Migration
JEL code(s)
C93, O15
Secondary IDs
Abstract
There are an estimated quarter of a billion international migrants in the world, and the number has been increasing over recent decades. Positive effects of migrants on receiving communities have been documented. However, migration can also be associated with social tension and conflict. To address these types of negative dynamics related to migration, it is important to understand how attitudes towards migrants form and evolve, and what measures can be taken to reduce the risk of conflict between host communities and migrants. Inter-group contact theory posits that interaction between members of distinct groups can reduce inter-group bias and discrimination, and improve relations. One way to potentially improve attitudes is hence through increased interaction between host community residents and migrants. We conduct a randomized field experiment which studies the effects of interaction with migrants on host community attitudes towards them.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Kolstad, Ivar. 2020. "Intergroup interaction and attitudes to migrants." AEA RCT Registry. January 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5228-1.0
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2020-01-13
Intervention End Date
2020-02-28

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Attitude to migrants
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Please see attached pre-analysis plan for details.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Randomized field experiment.
Experimental Design Details
Please see attached pre-analysis plan for details.
Randomization Method
Randomization by computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
Not clustered
Sample size: planned number of observations
600 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
120 per group
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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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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