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Apprentice Labor and Firm Output: Evidence from a random match experiment

Last registered on March 07, 2014
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Apprentice Labor and Firm Output: Evidence from a random match experiment
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000297
First published
March 07, 2014, 2:55 PM EST

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Locations

Country
Ghana
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Jamie McCasland
Affiliation
University of British Columbia
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Morgan Hardy
PI Affiliation
Brown University Department of Economics
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2012-08-30
End date
2015-05-30
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study seeks, first, to experimentally measure the effect of apprentice labor inputs on firm output. Second, the study seeks to understand the mechanisms behind and timing of any effect, using random variation in the match between apprentice and firm, and repeated data on training inputs, apprentice progress, and firm output during the training period.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Hardy, Morgan and Jamie McCasland. 2014. "Apprentice Labor and Firm Output: Evidence from a random match experiment." AEA RCT Registry. March 07. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.297-1.0
Former Citation
Hardy, Morgan and Jamie McCasland. 2014. "Apprentice Labor and Firm Output: Evidence from a random match experiment." AEA RCT Registry. March 07. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/297/history/1215
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2013-11-01
Intervention End Date
2014-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Firm sales, profits, and customers; owner and apprentice labor inputs and training hour inputs; apprentice skill progression
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Apprentices were asked to state firms with which they would like to train from a set of recruited firms based on geographic feasibility and interest; they were then randomized into one of those firms
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization was done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
32 districts with up to five trades, 149 separate matching meetings
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,197 apprentices, 1,087 firms
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Randomized match; All apprentices and firms participating
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials

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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Southern Methodist University IRB
IRB Approval Date
2012-06-27
IRB Approval Number
#2012-060-MBII
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

Hardy_McCasland_Labor_PAP_20140306.pdf

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SHA1: 38f2db412a25f1c6374863c4f3e04b678ff1ecea

Uploaded At: March 07, 2014

Post-Trial

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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