Is there anti-Semitism in Italy? A field experiment

Last registered on January 10, 2022
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Is there anti-Semitism in Italy? A field experiment
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0008258
Initial registration date
September 27, 2021

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It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
September 30, 2021, 11:01 PM EDT

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

Last updated
January 10, 2022, 3:47 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
Italy
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Cornel Nesseler
Affiliation
UiS
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez
PI Affiliation
University of Zurich
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PI Name
Helmut Dietl
PI Affiliation
University of Zurich
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2021-09-30
End date
2022-02-28
Keywords
Other, Post-conflict
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The aim of this research project is twofold. First, we detect if and where anti-Semitism is present in Italy in the labor market, in the housing market, and in social activities. We use a field experimental setup in all three areas, contacting companies, landlords, and amateur football clubs. We use these three areas to gather a concise overview of the current situation. Second, we analyze if anti-Semitism today is related to the treatment of Italian Jews in Italy during the holocaust. Specifically, we want to examine if Jews today are treated differently because of the extent that cities or municipalities deported Jews during the holocaust. Italy is an especially interesting country, in contrast to numerous other European countries, as anti-Semitism and deportation were heterogeneous and extremely unevenly distributed across Italy.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Dietl, Helmut, Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez and Cornel Nesseler. 2022. "Is there anti-Semitism in Italy? A field experiment." AEA RCT Registry. January 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.8258-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2021-09-30
Intervention End Date
2021-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Response rate
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We contact employers when applying for jobs, landlords when applying for an apartment, and amateur football clubs when trying to integrate. For all three fields we use either typical Italian- or Jewish-Italian sounding names.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
We use the computer program Stata to randomize the procedure.
Randomization Unit
We use block randomization at the regional level.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
We have 4,000 job openings, 4,000 apartments, and 1,400 amateur football clubs
Sample size: planned number of observations
Around 9,400
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
4,000 job openings, 4,000 apartments, and 1,400 amateur football clubs
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Human Subjects Committee of the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration, and Information Technology
IRB Approval Date
2021-04-27
IRB Approval Number
2021-028
Analysis Plan

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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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