Shonchoy, Abu S.; Ito, Seiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
In 2000, Ramadan school vacation coincided with the original annual exam period of December in Bangladesh. This forced schools to pre-pone their final exam schedules in November, which was the month before the harvest begins. 'Ramadan 2000' is a natural experiment that reduced the labor demand...