Is improved school accessibility an effective policy tool for reducing child labor in developing countries? We address … school. Consistent with a simple model of child labor supply, but contrary to what appears to be a widespread perception, our … analysis shows that school proximity leads to a rise in school attendance but no fall in child labor. …

The previous literature has shown that children who enter school at a more advanced age outperform their younger … classmates on competency tests taken between kindergarten and Grade 10. This study analyzes whether these effects of school … of the long-term causal effects exploits state and year variation in school entry regulations. The results show that …

It is well established that teachers are the most important in-school factor in determining student outcomes. However …

on the conceptual framework of an education production function, we cover evidence on child, parent, and school inputs …If school closures and social-distancing experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic impeded children’s skill development …, they may leave a lasting legacy in human capital. To understand the pandemic’s effects on school children, this paper …