Child Labor and School Achievement in Latin America

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dc.creatorGunnarsson, Victoria
dc.creatorOrazem, Peter F.
dc.creatorSanchez, Mario A.
dc.date2014-01-02T21:00:50Z
dc.date2014-01-02T21:00:50Z
dc.date2006-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:31:24Z
dc.descriptionChild labors effect on academic achievement is estimated using unique data on third and fourth graders in nine Latin American countries. Cross country variation in truancy regulations provides an exogenous shift in the ages of children normally in these grades, providing exogenous variation in the opportunity cost of children's time. Least squares estimates suggest that child labor lowers test scores, but those estimates are biased toward zero. Corrected estimates are still negative and statistically significant. Children working 1 standard deviation above the mean have average scores that are 16 percent lower on mathematics examinations and 11 percent lower on language examinations, consistent with the estimates of the adverse impact of child labor on returns to schooling.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/17753324/child-labor-school-achievement-latin-america
dc.identifierWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifierdoi:10.1093/wber/lhj003
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16463
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/16463
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418883
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY OF BOOKS
dc.subjectBASIC SKILLS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR LAWS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOUR
dc.subjectCHILDREN IN SCHOOLS
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
dc.subjectCOMPULSORY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT BY AGE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEGAL GUARDIANS
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMARKET WAGE
dc.subjectMARKET WAGES
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL CHILDREN
dc.subjectRURAL GIRLS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL PRINCIPALS
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL TIME
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSMALL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKING CHILDREN
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNGER CHILDREN
dc.titleChild Labor and School Achievement in Latin America
dc.typeJournal Article
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