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informal_enterprise

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Economics (general)RCT
Master Craftsman Supervision Opportunity Cost
Apprentices spent 2.628 hours daily under direct master supervision out of 8.170 total working hours; pooled enterprise sales (-52,922 FCFA, p = 0.25) and enterprise profits (-15,820 FCFA, p = 0.14) showed no statistically significant program impact.
Economics (general)RCT
Net Value of Apprentice Work
Host enterprise net value of work performed by apprentices increased by 21,380 FCFA per month (p = 0.0003), more than doubling the control group mean of 19,230 FCFA per month, while firm wage bills did not significantly rise (+4,391 FCFA, p = 0.177).