Sending kids to school: Freeing up or redirecting parent labor supply?

Envoyer les enfants à l’école: libérer ou réorienter le travail des parents ?

Pierre Biscaye (), Dennis Egger and Utz Pape
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Pierre Biscaye: CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne
Dennis Egger: University of Oxford
Utz Pape: BM = WB - La Banque Mondiale = The World Bank - WBG = GBM - World Bank Group = Groupe Banque Mondiale, Georg-August-University of Göttingen = Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

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Abstract: In most households, parents must work in order to provide for their families. However, childcare responsibilities can constrain the time available to work, particularly for mothers. On the other hand, older children's contributions to household production can allow parents to reallocate time to other activities. This study explores how adults with school-aged children in Kenya adjusted their labor supply in response to changes in their time constraints during COVID-19 school closures. We consider whether childcare demands or child labor contributions are more important in determining parents' labor supply, an important question for schooling and childcare policies.

Keywords: School closures; Kenya; Labor supply; Childcare; Child labor; Fermeture des écoles; Offre de main d'œuvre; Santé des enfants; Travail des enfants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-09-10
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Published in 2025

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