Does Industrialization = "Development"? The Effects of Industrialization on School Enrollment and Youth Employment in Indonesia

Maya Federman and David Levine ()
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Maya Federman: Pitzer College

No 1048, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series from Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between rising manufacturing employment and school enrollment in Indonesia from 1985 to 1995, a time of rapid industrialization. In comparison with cross- national studies, this study has a larger sample size of regions, defines data more consistently, and conducts better checks for causality and specification. Overall, enrollment is slightly higher and youth labor force participation slightly lower in regions with more manufacturing. The causal links between manufacturing and enrollments remain unclear. At the household level, employment of adult females in manufacturing is associated with lower enrollment, higher labor force participation, and more household responsibilities for female youth.

Keywords: education; industrialization; child labor; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2003-06-15
Note: oai:cdlib1:iber/cider-1048
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