Child Labor and Learning

This paper uses a unique micro panel dataset of Brazilian students to investigate the impact of working while in school on learning outcomes. The potential endogeneity is addressed through the use of difference-in-difference and instrumental variable estimators. A negative effect of working on learning outcomes in math and Portuguese is found. The effects of child work range from 3 to 8 percent of a standard deviation decline in test score, which represents a loss of about a quarter to a half of a year of learning on average.

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Main Authors: Emerson, Patrick M., Ponczek, Vladimir, Portela Souza, Andre
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-06
Subjects:ABILITY LEVELS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACCOUNT, BIRTH ORDER, CHILD LABOR, CHILD LABOUR, CHILD WORK, CHILD WORKERS, DOMESTIC SERVANTS, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ENROLLMENT, EXAM, EXAM PERFORMANCE, EXAMS, FAMILY MEMBER, GIRLS, GIRLS IN MATH, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMAL SECTOR, INTERVENTIONS, LABOR ECONOMICS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR LAW, LABOR LAWS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, LABOR STANDARDS, LABORERS, LABOUR, LEARNING, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LITERATURE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, OPEN ACCESS, PAPERS, PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, PRESENT STUDY, PREVIOUS STUDIES, PREVIOUS WORK, PRIVATE SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, READING, RETURNS TO EDUCATION, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL QUALITY, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SERVANTS, SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, SERVICE SECTOR, SOCIOLOGISTS, STATE SCHOOLS, STREET VENDORS, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT POPULATION, TEACHERS, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, WAGES, WORK ACTIVITIES, WORK ACTIVITY, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKER, WORKERS, WORKING STUDENTS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19611209/child-labor-learning
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18774
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