The long-term association between child labour and cognitive development

Yonatan Dinku () and David Fielding

Oxford Development Studies, 2021, vol. 49, issue 1, 66-87

Abstract: Child labour can deprive children of the right to a normal childhood and impair their productivity and earning capacity in later life. The relationship between child labour and cognitive development is central to these effects but has not yet been a focus of empirical research. Using panel data from Ethiopia and applying an instrumental variables estimator, we find a strong association of cognitive development with the amount of time previously spent by children on income-generating work, and with the amount of time spent on household chores. Existing levels of child labour in Ethiopia are thus demonstrably harmful.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2020.1836141

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