The impact of child labor on children's educational performance: Evidence from rural Vietnam

In 1998, nearly one-third of Vietnamese children engaged in non-housework labor supply, 95% of these working children residing in rural areas. This paper investigates the impact of child labor on children's educational outcomes in rural Vietnam using the 1998-Vietnam Living Standard Survey. The paper finds that child labor lowers children's academic performance and the negative impact is bigger for girls.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Le, Huong Thu ; Homel, Ross
Published in:	Journal of Asian Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 1049-0078. - Vol. 36.2015, C, p. 1-13
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Child labor \| Children's educational performance \| Vietnam \| Instrumental variable \| Joint Tobit-ordered probit model

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J82 - Labor Force Composition ; I21 - Analysis of Education ; N35 - Asia including Middle East ; C30 - Econometric Methods: Multiple/Simultaneous Equation Models. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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