The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh

Canals-Cerdá and Ridao-Cano investigate the effect of work on the school progress of rural Bangladeshi children. They specify a dynamic switching model for the sequence of school and work outcomes up to the end of secondary school, where the switch...

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Main Authors: Ridao-Cano, Cristóbal, Canals-Cerdá, José
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4813145/dynamics-school-work-rural-bangladesh
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spelling okr-10986-140682021-04-23T14:03:20Z The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh Ridao-Cano, Cristóbal Canals-Cerdá, José SCHOOL MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS CHILD LABOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BASIC EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL HOUSEHOLDS GENDER OWNERSHIP ECONOMIC SHOCKS HAZARD HEALTH FACILITY PRIMARY SCHOOL SIBLINGS VILLAGE VILLAGES YOUNGER SIBLINGS Canals-Cerdá and Ridao-Cano investigate the effect of work on the school progress of rural Bangladeshi children. They specify a dynamic switching model for the sequence of school and work outcomes up to the end of secondary school, where the switching in each school level is determined by the endogenous work history of the child up to that level. This approach allows the authors to evaluate the dynamic effects of work on school progress. They find that work has a negative and sizable effect on school progress and are able to measure this effect for different groups of children. Their results highlight the relevance of policies aimed at increasing school progress through reductions in child work and the importance of accompanying these policies by efforts to improve the adverse environment that working children face. The authors evaluate the dynamic effects of three policies: compulsory primary schooling, compulsory school entry at age six, and universal access to secondary school. They find that these policies have a sizable effect on school progress and child labor. 2013-06-20T18:18:09Z 2013-06-20T18:18:09Z 2004-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4813145/dynamics-school-work-rural-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14068 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3330 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh
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topic SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
CHILD LABOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BASIC EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
HOUSEHOLDS
GENDER
OWNERSHIP
ECONOMIC SHOCKS HAZARD
HEALTH FACILITY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SIBLINGS
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
YOUNGER SIBLINGS
spellingShingle SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
CHILD LABOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BASIC EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
HOUSEHOLDS
GENDER
OWNERSHIP
ECONOMIC SHOCKS HAZARD
HEALTH FACILITY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SIBLINGS
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
YOUNGER SIBLINGS
Ridao-Cano, Cristóbal
Canals-Cerdá, José
The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh
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description Canals-Cerdá and Ridao-Cano investigate the effect of work on the school progress of rural Bangladeshi children. They specify a dynamic switching model for the sequence of school and work outcomes up to the end of secondary school, where the switching in each school level is determined by the endogenous work history of the child up to that level. This approach allows the authors to evaluate the dynamic effects of work on school progress. They find that work has a negative and sizable effect on school progress and are able to measure this effect for different groups of children. Their results highlight the relevance of policies aimed at increasing school progress through reductions in child work and the importance of accompanying these policies by efforts to improve the adverse environment that working children face. The authors evaluate the dynamic effects of three policies: compulsory primary schooling, compulsory school entry at age six, and universal access to secondary school. They find that these policies have a sizable effect on school progress and child labor.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Ridao-Cano, Cristóbal
Canals-Cerdá, José
author_facet Ridao-Cano, Cristóbal
Canals-Cerdá, José
author_sort Ridao-Cano, Cristóbal
title The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh
title_short The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh
title_full The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh
title_fullStr The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh
title_sort dynamics of school and work in rural bangladesh
publisher World Bank, Washington, D.C.
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4813145/dynamics-school-work-rural-bangladesh
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