Child work and schooling in rural north India: What do time use data say about tradeoffs and drivers of human capital investment?

Sudha Narayanan and Sowmya Dhanraj ()
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Sowmya Dhanraj: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development ResearchInstitute of Economic Growth

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India

Abstract: This study examines time use data for 1244 children in the age-group 6-12 years in 274 villages in eight states in rural north India to understand the tradeoffs between time spent in school, time spent at work, time spent on home study and liesure. Using a Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SURE) model, we find that only a few variables influence allocation of time to different activities across the board. Overall, there seems to be no tradeoff between time spent at school and at work, whereas leisure time and home study appear to be compromised for the sake of work.

Keywords: time use; primary schooling; India; child labour; seemingly unrelated regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D19 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2013-11
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Working Paper: Child Work and Schooling in Rural North India What Does Time Use Data Say About Tradeoffs and Drivers of Human Capital Investment? (2017)
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