Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Professional Paper)

Richard Akresh (), Emilie Bagby, Damien de Walque and Harounan Kazianga

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Abstract: Using data we collected in rural Burkina Faso, the authors examine how children’s cognitive abilities influence households’ decisions to invest in their education.

Keywords: Fetal origins hypothesis; Education; Child Labor; Sibling Rivalry; International (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40
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