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Persistent Impacts of Improved Apprenticeship Training Quality

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  • Morgan Hardy
  • Isaac Mbiti
  • Jamie McCasland

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Previous experimental research had shown that financial incentives to training providers could improve skill acquisition and earnings outcomes for trainees in an apprenticeship program in Ghana. However, it is unclear if these short-run impacts persist or fade away. In this paper, we conduct a seven-year follow-up and find that individuals who trained with incentivized trainers continue to earn more than their counterparts in the longer run. We use causal mediation analysis to explore potential mechanisms underlying the persistence result and conclude that further research will be needed to better understand the factors driving this result.

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  • Morgan Hardy & Isaac Mbiti & Jamie McCasland, 2026. "Persistent Impacts of Improved Apprenticeship Training Quality," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 116, pages 190-194, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:116:y:2026:p:190-194
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20261029
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    JEL classification:

    • G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
    • M53 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Training
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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