Three Studies of the Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the US: The Labor Market, the Risk Avoidance Response, and Mental Health

Last registered on April 07, 2020
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Three Studies of the Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the US: The Labor Market, the Risk Avoidance Response, and Mental Health
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005633
Initial registration date
April 02, 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
April 02, 2020, 12:09 PM EDT

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

Last updated
April 07, 2020, 12:38 AM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region
National

Primary Investigator

Name
Daniel Bennett
Affiliation
University of Southern California
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Arie Kapteyn
PI Affiliation
University of Southern California
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PI Name
Simone Schaner
PI Affiliation
University of Souther California
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PI Name
Manuela Angelucci
PI Affiliation
University of Texas at Austin
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2020-04-01
End date
2020-06-30
Keywords
Health, Labor
Additional Keywords
COVID-19, Coronavirus
JEL code(s)
J2
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and related policy orders on outcomes in three domains: (1) labor market outcomes, economic insecurity, and safety net utilization, (2) the risk avoidance response, and (3) mental health and substance use. We rely on the Understanding America Study (UAS), a nationally-representative sample of of US adults. We fielded a baseline survey of COVID-19 perceptions and avoidance behaviors in March 2020. At the beginning of April we began a rolling panel survey of these outcomes that will continue as funding permits, at least through April. Our studies rely on difference-in-difference and event study empirical strategies.

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Registration Citation

Citation
Angelucci, Manuela et al. 2020. "Three Studies of the Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the US: The Labor Market, the Risk Avoidance Response, and Mental Health." AEA RCT Registry. April 07. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5633-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2020-04-01
Intervention End Date
2020-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Employment, Work Hours, Earnings, Safety Net Utilization, Economic Insecurity, Food Insecurity, PHQ-4, Consumption of alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs in the past 7 days, several measures of social distancing and hand hygiene.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We randomize respondents to survey days over a 14-day interval. Each day, 1/14 of respondents answer the survey. After 14 days the next panel wave begins. This design allows us to estimate event study analyses with the assurance that respondents on Day t and Day t+k are comparable in expectation. The randomization was stratified by age (greater or less than 60), gender, and the most recently recorded employment status.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
8851 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
8851 individuals.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Each survey day includes 1/14 of the total sample.
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 Southern California Social and Behavioral IRB
IRB Approval Date
2020-03-30
IRB Approval Number
UP-14-00148-AM074
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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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