Work

Child Labor and Learning

Year: 2014

Type: report

Abstract: 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.

Source: World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks

DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-6904

Authors: Patrick M. Emerson, Vladimir Ponczek, Andre Portela Souza

Institutions: Oregon State University, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Fundação Getulio Vargas

Language: English

Topic: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W1544422777

Cites: 28

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10