Child Labor and Schooling Response to Changes in Coca Production in Rural Peru

Ana Dammert

No 2869, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Coca eradication and interdiction are the most common policies aimed at reducing the production and distribution of cocaine in the Andes, but little is known about their impact on households. This paper uses the shift in the production of coca leaves from Peru to Colombia in 1995 to analyze the indirect effects of the anti-coca policy on children’s allocation of time. After different sensitivity checks, the results indicate that a decrease in coca production are associated with increases in work and hours children living in coca-growing states devote to work within and outside the household, with no effects on schooling outcomes. These findings suggest a previously undocumented indirect effect of drug policies on household behavior.

Keywords: Peru; coca production; child labor; schooling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 J22 O15 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2007-06
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Published - revised version published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 86 (1), 164-180

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