Child labor versus educational attainment - Some evidence from Latin America

被引:130
作者
Psacharopoulos, G
机构
[1] World Bank, Washington
关键词
child labor; educational attainment; Bolivia; Venezuela;
D O I
10.1007/s001480050049
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号
摘要
The paper addresses the issue of child labor in relation to the educational attainment of working children. The empirical analysis is based on household surveys in Bolivia and Venezuela. It was found that labor force participation is non-trivial among those below the legal working age or supposed to be in school. Working children contribute significantly to total household income. The fact that a child is working reduces his or her educational attainment by about 2 years of schooling relative to the control group of non-working children. Grade repetition, a common phenomenon in Latin America, is closely associated with child labor.
引用
收藏
页码:377 / 386
页数:10
相关论文
共 18 条