Household schooling and child labor decisions in rural Bangladesh
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Using empirical methods, this paper examines household schooling and child labor decisions in rural Bangladesh. The results suggest the following: poverty and low parental education are associated with lower schooling and greater child labor; asset-owning households are more likely to have children combine child labor with schooling; households choose the same activity for all children within the household, regardless of gender; there is a weak association between direct costs and household decisions; finally, higher child wages encourage households to practice child labor. # 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JEL classification : C35; D19; I29; J13
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