Tag
selection_effects
2 findings
Labour & employmentEducation-Driven Apprentice Self-SelectionFormal apprentices were 47.5 percentage points less likely to have no education (p < 0.0001), 34.8 percentage points more likely to have completed primary education (p < 0.0001), 2.10 years older on average (p < 0.0001), and 23.0 percentage points more likely to aspire to formal wage employment (p < 0.0001) compared to traditional apprentices in control firms.RCTLabour & employmentEndogenous Incentive-Driven Referral ParticipationHigh-ability participants facing high-stakes performance pay were 16.2 percentage points more likely to return with a referral (p < 0.05), while low-ability participants showed no statistically significant increase in participation (3.0 percentage points, p > 0.10).RCT