Government Expenditures on Education, Fertility Rate, and Child Schooling

S.E. Dessey

Working Papers from Laval - Recherche en Energie

Abstract: In many developing countries, a modern sector coexists with a traditional, informal, sector often intensive in child labor. In such a setting, when parents care about both the number and wellbeing of offsping, but also attach an economic value to children, there is a positive association between the total fertility rate and child's time allocated to schooling. As a result, Government expenditures on education fail to enhance optimal growth of human capital.

Keywords: CHILDREN; LABOUR; HUMAN RESOURCES; EDUCATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H42 H52 O38 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 1998
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