School Attendance and Child Labor in Ecuador

Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNT;    ADULT EDUCATION;    AGE GROUP;    AGED;    ATTENDING SCHOOL;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-2939
RP-ID  :  WPS2939

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The author uses the Ecuador LivingStandards and Measurement Surveys (LSMS 1998 and 1999) toanalyze the characteristics and determinants of child laborand schooling. She shows how interventions at the level ofadults affect child labor and school enrollment. Forexample, an employment policy encouraging employment in theformal modern sector reduces child labor and increasesschooling. In rural areas, a wage policy (increase in thewage of the household head) has positive implications forthe children, while it is less effective in urban areas.