This paper addresses the relationship between schooling and family background characteristics. The econometric analysis uses an original survey conducted in 2003 in Senegal that, uniquely, provides instruments to deal with the endogeneity of background variables. The estimated effect of...

Dans de nombreux pays du Sud, le travail des enfants est un phénomène de grande ampleur. Pour les en protéger, faut-il tenter de l'interdire, en faisant au besoin pression de l'extérieur sur les échanges internationaux de certains biens manufacturés ? L'impact d'un tel boycott sera-t-il...

This paper addresses the question of intergenerational schooling mobility in Senegal. We use an original survey conducted in 2003 that provides instruments to deal with the endogeneity of parent's education. In Senegal, school supply has been increasing a lot over the last decades, individuals...

Identifies factors, including economic vulnerability of households, determining children's participation in the labour market.

This paper aims at studying the relationship between schooling and family background characteristics. The econometric analysis uses an original survey conducted in 2003 in Senegal that, uniquely, provides instruments permitting to deal with the endogeneity of background variables. The estimated...