RECRUITMENT EXPERIMENT 2023

Last registered on March 23, 2023
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
RECRUITMENT EXPERIMENT 2023
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0009321
Initial registration date
April 27, 2022

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 28, 2022, 6:21 PM EDT

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

Last updated
March 23, 2023, 2:03 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Sweden
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Anna Sandberg
Affiliation
Stockholm University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-03-24
End date
2023-05-19
Keywords
Labor
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to test if we can increase female applications to a male-dominated job (warehouse worker) through changes in the job advertisement. We collaborate with a large Swedish food retail firm and the staffing provider hired by the firm to advertise vacant positions. We create two versions of the job advertisement and randomly assign applicants to see one of the two versions.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Sandberg, Anna. 2023. "RECRUITMENT EXPERIMENT 2023." AEA RCT Registry. March 23. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.9321-1.2
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2023-03-24
Intervention End Date
2023-05-19

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Number and share of female applicants.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The purpose of this study is to test if we can increase female applications to a male-dominated job (warehouse worker) through changes in the job advertisement. We collaborate with a large Swedish food retail firm and the staffing provider hired by the firm to advertise vacant positions. The firm is regularly hiring part-time warehouse workers for their warehouse located in Stockholm. Using their most recent advertisement for this job as a starting point, we create two versions of the job ad:
-Baseline: The original version of the job ad that has previously been used by the firm.
-Treatment: A modified version of the job ad that is designed to increase the number of female applicants.
Individuals who enter the staffing provider’s website and click on the job title are randomly assigned to see either the Baseline version or the Treatment version.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization by computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
All individuals who apply for the position (the company expects at least 400 applicants).
Sample size: planned number of observations
All individuals who apply for the position (the company expects at least 400 applicants).
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
All individuals who apply for each of the two positions (the company expects at least 200 applicants per position).
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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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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