This paper investigates how the permanent departure of the father from the household affects children's school … enrolment and work participation in rural Colombia. Our results show that departure of the father decreases children's school …

states and for urban and rural India (NFHS-2, 1998/9), we select our sample drawing information from the household data set … stay home and send her children to school the better is the father's employment position and the wealthier is the family …

different position concerning child labour than nonratifying states. Using individual-level data on school attendance from the … 1990s, there is little evidence for an increase in school attendance for children protected by ILO convention No. 138 as …

awards, together with a mix of taxes on parental income, and on the return to educational investment. It also makes school …

outside school hours, are private information, the second-best policy makes school enrollment compulsory, forces overt child …

household to keep its children out of school and put them to work in the cause of the household’s survival. In exploring the … categorized as ‘non-workers not attending school’ within the count of child labourers. It is also suggested that poverty is …

of school attendance, could make things worse, and would be difficult to enforce. Beneficially reducing child labour …, the rational response. Suitable policies include reductions in the cost of attending school, and public health … the school attendance, demand for educational material, and labour participation of children. Educational policies have …