Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia

This paper investigates the determinants of primary school enrollment, attendance and child labor in Bolivia from 1999 to 2007. The analysis also aims at identifying the substitution and complementary relationships between schooling and working. Al...

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Main Authors: Grigoli, Francesco, Sbrana, Giacomo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling okr-10986-33072021-04-23T14:02:08Z Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia Grigoli, Francesco Sbrana, Giacomo ACADEMIC YEAR ACCOUNT ADOLESCENTS AGE OF ENTRY ARMED FORCES ATTENDANCE RATES BASIC EDUCATION BASIC NEEDS CHILD LABOR COMPLETION RATES COMPULSORY EDUCATION DAY CARE DECISION MAKING EDUCATED PARENTS EDUCATION ATTAINMENT EDUCATION EXPENDITURE EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION OF PARENTS EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ACCESS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES EDUCATORS ENROLLMENT FIGURES ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES ETHNIC GROUPS FIRST LANGUAGE GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER ISSUES GIRLS GRADE LEVELS HIGHER ENROLLMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY ILLITERACY RATE INDIGENOUS CHILDREN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATION LEARNING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION NATIONAL CULTURE NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL EDUCATION PARENTS EDUCATION POOR CHILDREN PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOL REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOL RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL BREAKFAST SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SCHOOL FAILURE SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLING OF GIRLS SCHOOLS SECOND LANGUAGE SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION STREET CHILDREN TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION WAGES WORKING CHILDREN This paper investigates the determinants of primary school enrollment, attendance and child labor in Bolivia from 1999 to 2007. The analysis also aims at identifying the substitution and complementary relationships between schooling and working. Although enrollment rates show a significant improvement, lack of attendance remains an issue. The empirical results reveal that the increase in enrollment is led by indigenous children and those living in urban areas. Moreover, contrary to common belief, being extremely poor and indigenous are the main determinants of school attendance. Although extremely poor children increased their school attendance, they were not able to reduce child labor. However, for indigenous children school attendance and child labor were substitutes, increasing schooling and reducing child labor. 2012-03-19T17:59:57Z 2012-03-19T17:59:57Z 2011-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110118102808 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3307 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5534 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean South America America Bolivia
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topic ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCOUNT
ADOLESCENTS
AGE OF ENTRY
ARMED FORCES
ATTENDANCE RATES
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC NEEDS
CHILD LABOR
COMPLETION RATES
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
DAY CARE
DECISION MAKING
EDUCATED PARENTS
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
EDUCATION EXPENDITURE
EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION OF PARENTS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EDUCATORS
ENROLLMENT FIGURES
ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENROLLMENT RATES
ETHNIC GROUPS
FIRST LANGUAGE
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER ISSUES
GIRLS
GRADE LEVELS
HIGHER ENROLLMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATE
INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTIGATION
LEARNING
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL CULTURE
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
NUTRITION
OLDER CHILDREN
PARENTAL EDUCATION
PARENTS EDUCATION
POOR CHILDREN
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOL
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BREAKFAST
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL FAILURE
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING OF GIRLS
SCHOOLS
SECOND LANGUAGE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STREET CHILDREN
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
WAGES
WORKING CHILDREN
spellingShingle ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCOUNT
ADOLESCENTS
AGE OF ENTRY
ARMED FORCES
ATTENDANCE RATES
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC NEEDS
CHILD LABOR
COMPLETION RATES
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
DAY CARE
DECISION MAKING
EDUCATED PARENTS
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
EDUCATION EXPENDITURE
EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION OF PARENTS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EDUCATORS
ENROLLMENT FIGURES
ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENROLLMENT RATES
ETHNIC GROUPS
FIRST LANGUAGE
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER ISSUES
GIRLS
GRADE LEVELS
HIGHER ENROLLMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATE
INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTIGATION
LEARNING
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL CULTURE
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
NUTRITION
OLDER CHILDREN
PARENTAL EDUCATION
PARENTS EDUCATION
POOR CHILDREN
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOL
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BREAKFAST
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SCHOOL FAILURE
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING OF GIRLS
SCHOOLS
SECOND LANGUAGE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STREET CHILDREN
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
WAGES
WORKING CHILDREN
Grigoli, Francesco
Sbrana, Giacomo
Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean
South America
America
Bolivia
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5534
description This paper investigates the determinants of primary school enrollment, attendance and child labor in Bolivia from 1999 to 2007. The analysis also aims at identifying the substitution and complementary relationships between schooling and working. Although enrollment rates show a significant improvement, lack of attendance remains an issue. The empirical results reveal that the increase in enrollment is led by indigenous children and those living in urban areas. Moreover, contrary to common belief, being extremely poor and indigenous are the main determinants of school attendance. Although extremely poor children increased their school attendance, they were not able to reduce child labor. However, for indigenous children school attendance and child labor were substitutes, increasing schooling and reducing child labor.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Grigoli, Francesco
Sbrana, Giacomo
author_facet Grigoli, Francesco
Sbrana, Giacomo
author_sort Grigoli, Francesco
title Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia
title_short Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia
title_full Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia
title_fullStr Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia
title_full_unstemmed Determinants and Dynamics of Schooling and Child Labor in Bolivia
title_sort determinants and dynamics of schooling and child labor in bolivia
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110118102808
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