Wealth : crucial but not sufficient evidence from Pakistan on economic growth, child labor, and schooling / Xiaohui Hou

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Policy research working paper ; 4831Publisher: [Washington, D.C] : World Bank, 2009Description: Online-RessourceSubject(s): Additional physical formats: Hou, Xiaohui: Wealth LOC classification:
  • HG3881.5.W57
DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-4831Online resources: Additional physical formats: Also available in print.Summary: "The relationship between wealth and child labor has been widely examined. This paper uses three rounds of time-series, cross-sectional data to examine the relationship between wealth and child labor and schooling. The paper finds that wealth is crucial in determining a child's activities, but that this factor is far from being a sufficient condition to enroll a child in school. This is particularly the case for rural girls. Nonparametric analysis shows a universal increase in school enrollment for rural girls from 1998 to 2006. This increase is independent of wealth (measured by per capita expenditure). Multinomial logit regression further shows that wealth is insignificant in determining rural girls' activity decisions. Thus, interventions to increase school enrollment should incorporate broad-targeted, demand-side interventions as well as supply-side interventions. "--World Bank web sitePPN: PPN: 83496211XPackage identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBL
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