Information campaigns and migration perceptions: Evidence from Senegal

Last registered on June 14, 2022

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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Information campaigns and migration perceptions: Evidence from Senegal
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0008829
Initial registration date
January 17, 2022

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First published
January 19, 2022, 4:55 PM EST

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Last updated
June 14, 2022, 10:38 AM EDT

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Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
HEC Montréal

Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2022-02-01
End date
2022-06-30
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The research studies the effect of information campaigns on irregular immigration on the intentions to migrate irregularly among high school students in Dakar. We analyze which actors and information content are effective the most in shaping students' intention to migrate and migration perceptions.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Florio, Erminia. 2022. "Information campaigns and migration perceptions: Evidence from Senegal." AEA RCT Registry. June 14. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.8829-1.2
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We will evaluate the impact of information campaigns on the intention to migrate and on migration perceptions among high-school students from Senegal.
Intervention Start Date
2022-03-01
Intervention End Date
2022-05-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
-Expectations about the future
-Willingness-To-Pay for additional information on migration.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
-Expectations about the future: Intention to migrate (Likelihood to migrate in 5 years; If yes, likelihood to migrate irregularly if impossible to migrate legally; Started planning journey); Challenges of their potential migration experience; Expected wages in Europe and in Senegal; Likelihood to realize future projects in Senegal, abroad, or both.
-Willingness-To-Pay for additional information on migration (behavioral measure).

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
-Knowledge on the risks and the dangers linked to the irregular migration journey
-Knowledge on the laws and statistics on irregular migration
-Working conditions of migrants in Europe (those arrived illegally)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
-Knowledge on the risks and the dangers linked to the irregular migration journey: Mortality rates in attempted crossings (minimum estimates); Likelihood to undertake physical violence in transit countries; Likelihood to being robbed in transit countries.
-Knowledge on the laws and statistics on irregular migration: Document necessary to live outside ECOWAS; Likelihood for irregular migrants to obtain document in Europe; Possibility of repatriation for illegal migrants in Europe.
-Working conditions of migrants in Europe (those arrived illegally): Unemployment rates; Type of work.

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Three different information treatments.
Experimental Design Details
There will be three treatments:
T1) A practitioner will give a lecture on data and laws related to migration with a particular focus on irregular immigration;
T2) We will offer teachers a mini-course on data and laws related to irregular migration;
T3) We will organize live (virtual) testimonies of three Senegalese migrants who irregularly entered Italy.
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Class
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
80 classes from 8 different schools.
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,600 high-school students.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
20 classes control, 20 classes teacher training, 20 classes student training, 20 classes virtual meeting.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Assuming average intention to migrate is 0.26 and sd is 0.44 (we calculated these data from the Senegalese Afrobarometer Round 7, which included questions on the intention to migrate), power of 0.8, a Type-I error of 0.05 and an intra-cluster (class) correlation of 0.011 (as suggested by the exploratory study conducted in 2020 on a sample of 745 Senegalese high-school students), we are able to detect a minimum effect of 0.09 or better.
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Research Ethics Board (REB) of HEC Montréal
IRB Approval Date
2021-12-14
IRB Approval Number
2022-4755

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Is the intervention completed?
No
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