| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Trial Status | Before in_development | After completed |
| Field Last Published | Before August 25, 2022 06:50 AM | After July 11, 2025 07:36 AM |
| Field Study Withdrawn | Before | After No |
| Field Intervention Completion Date | Before | After September 01, 2023 |
| Field Data Collection Complete | Before | After Yes |
| Field Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) | Before | After 26 school-occupation-gender clusters |
| Field Was attrition correlated with treatment status? | Before | After No |
| Field Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations | Before | After 1250 |
| Field Data Collection Completion Date | Before | After April 01, 2024 |
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Paper Abstract | Before | After This paper analyzes the labor market effects of a Dual-VET Apprenticeship pilot in Nepal. The formal upper secondary education program usually lasts for two years. The program started in the end of 2019. It ended in spring 2022 after being heavily affected by COVID-19. We analyze labor market outcomes in 2023 and 2024 based on structured phone surveys among applicants of the program. We address endogeneity based on randomization of applicants and discontinuity in application test scores. A large share of non-apprentices enrolls in general upper secondary and tertiary education. Hence, our estimations contrast the program to a control group with relatively high educational attainment. OLS results suggest that the program tends to increase work propensity. Due to missing tertiary vocational education in Nepal, the enrollment of non-apprentices in general education further mean that the program tends to decrease education propensity according to OLS results. However, these results do not hold in quasi-experimental estimates. |
| Field Paper Citation | Before | After Bolli, T., P. McDonald, U. Renold (forthcoming). Labor Market Effects of a Dual-VET Apprenticeship: Evidence from Nepal, International Journal of Educational Development |
| Field Paper URL | Before | After https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000689216 |