The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan

Using a panel survey, this paper investigates how food price increases in Pakistan in 2008–2010 affect children’s school enrollment and labor. The causal identification relies on the geographical variations in food (wheat) price. The results show that the negative impacts of food price increase on s...

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Main Authors:	Hou, Xiaohui, Hong, Seo Yeon, Scott, Kinnon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2016
Subjects:	food commodity prices food prices child labor school enrollment
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23558

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spelling	okr-10986-235582021-04-23T14:04:16Z The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan Hou, Xiaohui Hong, Seo Yeon Scott, Kinnon food commodity prices food prices child labor school enrollment Using a panel survey, this paper investigates how food price increases in Pakistan in 2008–2010 affect children’s school enrollment and labor. The causal identification relies on the geographical variations in food (wheat) price. 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 is significant, particularly among poor girls. The results also show that children in households with access to agricultural lands 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 child education. 2016-01-05T18:51:39Z 2016-01-05T18:51:39Z 2015-11-17 Journal Article The Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23558 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Pakistan
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description	Using a panel survey, this paper investigates how food price increases in Pakistan in 2008–2010 affect children’s school enrollment and labor. The causal identification relies on the geographical variations in food (wheat) price. 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 is significant, particularly among poor girls. The results also show that children in households with access to agricultural lands 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 child education.
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author	Hou, Xiaohui Hong, Seo Yeon Scott, Kinnon
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title	The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan
title_short	The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan
title_full	The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan
title_fullStr	The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed	The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan
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The Heterogeneous Effects of a Food Price Crisis on Child School Enrolment and Labour : Evidence from Pakistan

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