Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?

The impact of macroeconomic crises on the investments made by parents in the human capital of their children is a question of considerable policy importance. Analysis of the effects of the profound 1988-92 macroeconomic crisis in Peru on the school...

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Main Author: Schady, Norbert R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17742225/macroeconomic-crises-always-slow-human-capital-accumulation
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spelling okr-10986-171602021-04-23T14:03:29Z Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation? Schady, Norbert R. ADULT EDUCATION ADULTS ATTENDANCE RATES BORROWING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CHILD LABOR CRISES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC VOLATILITY ECONOMICS EDUCATED WORKERS EDUCATION OF PARENTS EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS ENROLLMENT LEVELS ENROLLMENT RATES EXPENDITURES FAMILY LIFE FINANCIAL MARKETS FIRST GRADE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL EARNINGS HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INTEREST RATES INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB CREATION JOB CREATION PROGRAMS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LITERATURE LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL COST OF EDUCATION MARGINAL COSTS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN OLDER CHILDREN OLDER WORKERS PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION REAL WAGES RETURN TO EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS SAFETY SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL DROPOUTS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENTRY SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL YEARS SCHOOL-AGE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL COSTS TEACHER TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TUITION UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE INCREASES WAGES The impact of macroeconomic crises on the investments made by parents in the human capital of their children is a question of considerable policy importance. Analysis of the effects of the profound 1988-92 macroeconomic crisis in Peru on the schooling and employment decisions of school-age children in urban areas finds no effect on attendance rates but a significant decline in the fraction of children who are both employed and attend school. It also finds significantly higher mean educational attainment for children exposed to the crisis than for those who were not. These findings may be related: children who are not employed have more time available and may therefore put more effort into school. 2014-02-25T23:15:00Z 2014-02-25T23:15:00Z 2004-05 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17742225/macroeconomic-crises-always-slow-human-capital-accumulation World Bank Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17160 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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topic ADULT EDUCATION
ADULTS
ATTENDANCE RATES
BORROWING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CHILD LABOR
CRISES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC VOLATILITY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION OF PARENTS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
ENROLLMENT LEVELS
ENROLLMENT RATES
EXPENDITURES
FAMILY LIFE
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FIRST GRADE
GIRLS
HIGH SCHOOL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL EARNINGS
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
INCOME
INFANT MORTALITY
INTEREST RATES
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
JOB CREATION PROGRAMS
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LITERATURE
LIVING STANDARDS
MARGINAL COST OF EDUCATION
MARGINAL COSTS
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER WORKERS
PAPERS
PARENTAL EDUCATION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
REAL WAGES
RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL DROPOUTS
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENTRY
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL YEARS
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL COSTS
TEACHER
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY LEVEL
TUITION
UNEMPLOYMENT
WAGE INCREASES
WAGES
spellingShingle ADULT EDUCATION
ADULTS
ATTENDANCE RATES
BORROWING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CHILD LABOR
CRISES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC VOLATILITY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION OF PARENTS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
ENROLLMENT LEVELS
ENROLLMENT RATES
EXPENDITURES
FAMILY LIFE
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FIRST GRADE
GIRLS
HIGH SCHOOL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL EARNINGS
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
INCOME
INFANT MORTALITY
INTEREST RATES
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
JOB CREATION PROGRAMS
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LITERATURE
LIVING STANDARDS
MARGINAL COST OF EDUCATION
MARGINAL COSTS
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER WORKERS
PAPERS
PARENTAL EDUCATION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
REAL WAGES
RETURN TO EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL DROPOUTS
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENTRY
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL YEARS
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL COSTS
TEACHER
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY LEVEL
TUITION
UNEMPLOYMENT
WAGE INCREASES
WAGES
Schady, Norbert R.
Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?
description The impact of macroeconomic crises on the investments made by parents in the human capital of their children is a question of considerable policy importance. Analysis of the effects of the profound 1988-92 macroeconomic crisis in Peru on the schooling and employment decisions of school-age children in urban areas finds no effect on attendance rates but a significant decline in the fraction of children who are both employed and attend school. It also finds significantly higher mean educational attainment for children exposed to the crisis than for those who were not. These findings may be related: children who are not employed have more time available and may therefore put more effort into school.
format Journal Article
author Schady, Norbert R.
author_facet Schady, Norbert R.
author_sort Schady, Norbert R.
title Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?
title_short Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?
title_full Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?
title_fullStr Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?
title_full_unstemmed Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?
title_sort do macroeconomic crises always slow human capital accumulation?
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/17742225/macroeconomic-crises-always-slow-human-capital-accumulation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17160
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