Child work and other determinants of school attendance and school attainment in Bangladesh
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Paper/Presentation Title | Child work and other determinants of school attendance and school attainment in Bangladesh |
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Is child work a deterrent to school attendance and school attainment? Evidence from Bangladesh. | |
Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Khanam, Rasheda (Author) and Ross, Russell (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2008) |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 9780959180640 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.ace08.com.au |
Conference/Event | 37th Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2008) |
Event Details | 37th Australian Conference of Economists (ACE 2008) Event Date 30 Sep 2008 to end of 04 Oct 2008 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia |
Abstract | [Abstract]: The paper examines the linkages between child work and both school attendance and school attainment of children aged 5–17 years using data from a survey based in rural Bangladesh. This paper first looks at school attendance as an indicator of a child’s time input in schooling; then it measures the “schooling-for-age” as a learning achievement or schooling outcome. The results from this paper show that school attendance and grade attainment are lower for children who are working. The gender-disaggregated estimates show that probability of grade attainment is lower for girls than that of boys. Our results reveal that child work has the highest impact on schooling of Bangladeshi children, followed by supply side correlates (presence of a school in the community), parental education and household income respectively. |
Keywords | schooling, child labor, Bangladesh |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440499. Development studies not elsewhere classified |
380201. Cross-sectional analysis | |
380104. Economics of education | |
Public Notes | Author retains copyright. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of Sydney |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z36x/child-work-and-other-determinants-of-school-attendance-and-school-attainment-in-bangladesh
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