 Education and Child Labor: Experimental Evidence from a Nicaraguan Conditional Cash Transfer ProgramChapter 11 in Child Labor and Education in Latin America, 2009, pp 187-204 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Education levels in Nicaragua are dismal. One-third of adults over the age of 25 have no formal education and another one-third have never completed primary school. Although increasing school coverage and stable political conditions in the 1990s spurred improvements, the net primary enrollment ratio, at 78%, remained one of the lowest in Latin America in the late 1990s (World Bank, 2001a, Annex 16). Unsurprisingly, these poor educational outcomes were accompanied by a high incidence of child labor, particularly among boys. In 1998, 27% of boys aged 10 to 14 in rural areas were working an average of thirty hours a week (World Bank, 2001a, Annex 25). These initial conditions and continued poor outcomes, despite improvements in school supply, are primary concerns for the economic development of Nicaragua and have led the government to consider different approaches, including interventions with demand-side components. Keywords: Child Labor; Fourth Grade; Enrollment Rate; Cash Transfer; Pilot Phase (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-62010-0_12 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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