Economic impact of different socioemotional skills on agribusiness in Nigeria

Last registered on September 27, 2023
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General Information

Title
Economic impact of different socioemotional skills on agribusiness in Nigeria
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006134
Initial registration date
July 09, 2020

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First published
July 10, 2020, 10:03 AM EDT

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Last updated
September 27, 2023, 1:06 PM EDT

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Primary Investigator

Name
Sreelakshmi Papineni
Affiliation
World Bank
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Clara Delavallade
PI Affiliation
World Bank
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PI Name
Ayodele Fashogbon
PI Affiliation
World Bank
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PI Name
Smita Das
PI Affiliation
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2020-07-01
End date
2024-06-30
Keywords
Agriculture, Firms & Productivity, Gender, Welfare
Additional Keywords
Skills
JEL code(s)
J16 J24 O12 Q12 L26
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We examine the impact of a socioemotional skills intervention on agribusiness owners in a government program in Nigeria. The skills intervention covers a large spectrum of both intra- and inter-personal skills including emotional regulation, self-efficacy, personal initiative, planning, empathy, relatedness and negotiation, among others. Using a randomized controlled trial we examine whether socioemotional skills matter for economic empowerment, whether the returns to inter-personal socioemotional skills are higher when offered in combination with foundational intra-personal socioemotional skills, and how the returns differ by the gender of the business owner. The intervention will be offered through classroom instruction and reinforced using WhatsApp video content to impart socioemotional tools to beneficiaries of the Government of Nigeria Women and Youth Empowerment Program (WYEP) within component II of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project that promotes entrepreneurship in the agribusiness sector and targets young men (aged between 18 and 40 years) and women (over age 18).


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Registration Citation

Citation
Das, Smita et al. 2023. "Economic impact of different socioemotional skills on agribusiness in Nigeria." AEA RCT Registry. September 27. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6134-4.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The socioemotional skills intervention will be provided through classroom instruction and short reinforcement videos sent via smartphones that will help beneficiaries do the emotional work towards positive change and take actions towards their goals. All training curricula and video messaging content will be designed by a consultant with experience in socioemotional skills curricula in collaboration with the research team at the World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab. Building on the economic support that is provided by the World Bank's Nigeria Women and Youth Empowerment Program (WYEP) within component II of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project, in terms of technical training and grants, we plan to provide socioemotional skills support to male and female beneficiaries of the WYEP. An experienced firm will be contracted to develop the curriculum for the socioemotional skills focusing on both inter-personal and intra-personal skills. The content will be sensitive to gender, language and culture of each of the states in Nigeria.
Intervention Start Date
2021-09-15
Intervention End Date
2022-02-15

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Psychological constructs/psychosocial outcomes; Gender attitudes; Enterprise-level outcomes (e.g. profits and business practies); and Wellbeing (income, consumption and women's empowerment).
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Psychological constructs include indices measuring: Generalized self-efficacy, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Relatedness (Interpersonal measure); Emotional Regulation, Influence, and Fear and Anxiety. Women's Empowerment measure will follow the PRO-WEAI guidance.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The World Bank’s Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (AFRGIL) will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) impact evaluation of the socioemotional skills training. Beneficiaries will be divided into groups, with random assignment stratified by gender and by state:
• Group A (Control Group): Receives no classroom SES training and receives placebo messaging on COVID-19.
• Group B (Treatment 1): Receives interpersonal socioemotional skills only through classroom instruction and reinforcement messages.
• Group C (Treatment 2): Receives combination of intrapersonal and interpersonal socioemotional skills through classroom instruction and reinforcement messages.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office on Stata.
Randomization Unit
Individual randomization
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
N/A
Sample size: planned number of observations
4,500 individuals (male and female)
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Sample size of 750 per treatment arm per gender.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Based on the power calculations, we propose at least a sample size of 750 per treatment arm per gender. The stratification by state helps to reduce noise by accounting for some of the (location dependent) variance in outcome measures. The proposed sample size will allow for an assessment of the overall impact of the socioemotional skills intervention on beneficiaries as well as an analysis by gender, as well as cross-randomization with the type of socioemotional skills received. (See Concept Note document for further information).
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Health Media Lab (HML) IRB
IRB Approval Date
2019-11-27
IRB Approval Number
N/A
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

APPEALS WYEP Types of Socioemotional Skills Pre-Analysis Plan

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