The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan
Using a panel survey, this paper investigates how the increase in food prices in Pakistan in 2008-2010 affected children's school enrollment and labor. The causal identification relies on geographical variations in the price of food (wheat). T...
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okr-10986-159972021-04-23T14:03:27Z The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan Hou, Xiaohui Hong, Seo Yeon AFFECTED CHILDREN AGE COHORT AGE GROUPS BASIC NEEDS BEVERAGES CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COST OF FOOD EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EXPENDITURE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INTAKE FOOD PRICES FOODS GENDER GAP HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXES INFERIOR GOODS LABOR MARKET NATIONAL EDUCATION NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS OLDER SIBLINGS OLDER SISTERS PARTICIPATION RATES PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE EFFECT PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRICE LEVEL PRICE TREND PRICE VARIATION PRICE VARIATIONS PURCHASING RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RICE RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SOCIAL PROTECTION STAPLE FOODS SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN CENTERS VOLATILITY WHEAT WORKING CHILDREN YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN Using a panel survey, this paper investigates how the increase in food prices in Pakistan in 2008-2010 affected children's school enrollment and labor. The causal identification relies on geographical variations in the price of food (wheat). The results show that the negative impacts of food price increase on school enrollment differ by gender, economic status, and the presence of siblings. The negative effects on school do not directly correspond to the increase in child labor because the transition from being idle to labor activity or from school to being idle are significant, particularly among the poor girls. The results also show that children in households with access to agricultural land are not affected by higher food prices. The analyses reveal a more dynamic picture of the impact of food price increase on child status and contribute to broader policy discussion to mitigate the impact of crises on children's education. 2013-10-01T21:04:29Z 2013-10-01T21:04:29Z 2013-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18096274/heterogeneous-effects-food-price-crisis-child-school-enrollment-labor-evidence-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15997 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6566 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Pakistan |
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AFFECTED CHILDREN AGE COHORT AGE GROUPS BASIC NEEDS BEVERAGES CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COST OF FOOD EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EXPENDITURE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INTAKE FOOD PRICES FOODS GENDER GAP HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXES INFERIOR GOODS LABOR MARKET NATIONAL EDUCATION NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS OLDER SIBLINGS OLDER SISTERS PARTICIPATION RATES PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE EFFECT PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRICE LEVEL PRICE TREND PRICE VARIATION PRICE VARIATIONS PURCHASING RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RICE RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SOCIAL PROTECTION STAPLE FOODS SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN CENTERS VOLATILITY WHEAT WORKING CHILDREN YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN |
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AFFECTED CHILDREN AGE COHORT AGE GROUPS BASIC NEEDS BEVERAGES CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COST OF FOOD EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EXPENDITURE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INTAKE FOOD PRICES FOODS GENDER GAP HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXES INFERIOR GOODS LABOR MARKET NATIONAL EDUCATION NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS OLDER SIBLINGS OLDER SISTERS PARTICIPATION RATES PRICE CHANGE PRICE CHANGES PRICE EFFECT PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRICE LEVEL PRICE TREND PRICE VARIATION PRICE VARIATIONS PURCHASING RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RICE RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SOCIAL PROTECTION STAPLE FOODS SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN CENTERS VOLATILITY WHEAT WORKING CHILDREN YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN Hou, Xiaohui Hong, Seo Yeon The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan |
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Using a panel survey, this paper
investigates how the increase in food prices in Pakistan in
2008-2010 affected children's school enrollment and
labor. The causal identification relies on geographical
variations in the price of food (wheat). The results show
that the negative impacts of food price increase on school
enrollment differ by gender, economic status, and the
presence of siblings. The negative effects on school do not
directly correspond to the increase in child labor because
the transition from being idle to labor activity or from
school to being idle are significant, particularly among the
poor girls. The results also show that children in
households with access to agricultural land are not affected
by higher food prices. The analyses reveal a more dynamic
picture of the impact of food price increase on child status
and contribute to broader policy discussion to mitigate the
impact of crises on children's education. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Hou, Xiaohui Hong, Seo Yeon |
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Hou, Xiaohui Hong, Seo Yeon |
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Hou, Xiaohui |
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The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan |
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The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan |
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The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan |
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The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan |
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The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrollment and Labor : Evidence from Pakistan |
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heterogeneous effects of a food price crisis on child school enrollment and labor : evidence from pakistan |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18096274/heterogeneous-effects-food-price-crisis-child-school-enrollment-labor-evidence-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15997 |
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