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The Impact of Exporting: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Egypt

Last registered on September 16, 2013

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The Impact of Exporting: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Egypt
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000069
First published
September 16, 2013, 6:13 PM EDT

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

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
MIT

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
Yale University
PI Affiliation
Columbia GSB

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2011-07-01
End date
2014-12-31
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This project uses a randomized field experiment in Egypt to examine the channels through which increasing market access can drive economic growth and reduce poverty. We focus on a particular export promotion intervention designed to match Egyptian Artisan carpet makers with Western buyers and evaluate several dimensions of the intervention. First, we explore whether increasing market access via exporting has a causal effect on enterprise performance. Second, we analyze the key firm-specific factors that are conducive for export success (vital information for improving the efficacy of such market access programs). Third, we examine if export market access increase the level and reduces the volatility of income during a period of violence and political instability.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Atkin, David, Amit Khandelwal and Adam Osman. 2013. "The Impact of Exporting: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Egypt." AEA RCT Registry. September 16. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.69-1.0
Former Citation
Atkin, David, Amit Khandelwal and Adam Osman. 2013. "The Impact of Exporting: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Egypt." AEA RCT Registry. September 16. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/69/history/354
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2011-08-01
Intervention End Date
2014-08-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Income, income volatility, productivity, quality, export success
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Our intervention involves providing SMEs in the treatment group with a packet of initial trial orders generated by a extensive marketing effort.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Computer
Randomization Unit
SME
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1
Sample size: planned number of observations
305 in sample 1, 140 in sample 2
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
158 treatment in sample 1, 35 treatment in sample 2
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Yale Human Subjects Committee
IRB Approval Date
2013-02-07
IRB Approval Number
1001006247
IRB Name
Columbia University IRB
IRB Approval Date
2012-10-16
IRB Approval Number
AAAE9678

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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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