The causal effect of family size on child labor and education
This paper investigates the causal relationship between family size and child labor and education among brazilian children. More especifically, it analyzes the impact of family size on child labor, school attendance, literacy and school progression. It explores the exogenous variation in family size driven by the presence of twins in the family. The results are consistent under the reasonable assumption that the instrument is a random event. Using the nationally representative brazilian household survey (Pnad), detrimental effects are found on child labor for boys. Moreover, significant effects are obtained for school progression for girls caused by the exogenous presence of the young siblings in the household.
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2007-07-20
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Authors: | Ponczek, Vladimir Pinheiro ; Souza, André Portela Fernandes de |
Institutions: | Escola de Economia de São Paulo (EESP), Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) |
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