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Correspondence Study on the Labour Market in Russia.

Last registered on February 11, 2020
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Correspondence Study on the Labour Market in Russia.
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005388
Initial registration date
February 03, 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
February 07, 2020, 3:46 PM EST

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Last updated
February 11, 2020, 4:32 AM EST

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Locations

Country
Russian Federation
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Maria Mavlikeeva
Affiliation
Kassel University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Igor Asanov
PI Affiliation
University of Kassel
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2020-02-15
End date
2020-08-31
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
Discrimination, Entrepreneurship, Race, Experiment
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
We provide correspondence study to investigate attitudes towards certain groups on the labour market in Russia.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Asanov, Igor and Maria Mavlikeeva. 2020. "Correspondence Study on the Labour Market in Russia.." AEA RCT Registry. February 11. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5388-2.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We provide a correspondence study in Russia to investigate treatment of various groups on the labour market (the detailed description is reported in hidden section).
Intervention Start Date
2020-02-15
Intervention End Date
2020-08-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Call-back rate: Calls and e-mail answers
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
1. Call-back and e-mail answers
2. Call-back
3. E-mail answers

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
To access the attitude towards certain groups on the labor market, we send fictitious resumes in respond to real job openings, varying the characteristics of CVs.
Experimental Design Details
We provide the correspondence experiment in Russia to understand the job prospects of native and ethnic self-employed applicants.
Within the framework of the experiment we send 12.000 CV's in response to 3.000 vacancies. We cross randomize if (1) a person was self-employed or worked for a company and (2)a person has a Slavic or ethnic minorities sounding name.
We apply for the similar occupations with different skill-levels: High (Skill level 4) or low(skill level 2) skill level job according to International Standard Classi cation of Occupations (2008). Namely, we send resume on the next vacancies in Skill level 4: Finance Managers (1211), Advertising and Public Relations Managers (1222), Information and Communications Technology Services Managers (1330). In skill level 2: Accounting Associate Professionals (3313); Conference and Event Planners (3332); Information and Communications Technology Operations Technicians (3511).
Randomization Method
Computer platform
Randomization Unit
Vacancy. We send different types of CV for the same vacancy in random order.
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
3.000 vacancies (12 000 resumes)
Sample size: planned number of observations
12.000 resumes
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
We employ two by two design with two treatment variables. Thus, we send
3.000 application per sub-treatment (750 vacancies in each sub-treatment).
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
The central ethics committee of the University of Kassel
IRB Approval Date
2020-01-17
IRB Approval Number
N/A
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

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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Reports & Other Materials