Wealth : Crucial but Not Sufficient Evidence from Pakistan on Economic Growth, Child Labor, and Schooling

Wealth : Crucial but Not Sufficient Evidence from Pakistan on Economic Growth, Child Labor, and Schooling

The relationship between wealth and child labor has been widely examined. This paper uses three rounds of time-series, cross-sectional data to examine the relationship between wealth and child labor and schooling. The paper finds that wealth is cru...

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Main Author:	Hou, Xiaohui
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ADOLESCENTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC NEEDS BULLETIN CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR COMPULSORY SCHOOLING COST-EFFECTIVENESS CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DROUGHT EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATION VARIABLES EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES FAMILIES FEMALE TEACHERS FOOD POLICY GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER GAP HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCOME INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL LEVEL NUMBER OF GIRLS NUMBER OF WOMEN POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION COUNCIL POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ACCESS PRIVATE SCHOOL PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROGRESS QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY OF EDUCATION REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES RESIDENCE STATUS RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL BOYS RURAL CHILDREN RURAL GIRLS SAFETY NETS SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS SEX SOCIAL SCIENCE TARGETING TEACHING TRANSPORTATION UNFPA UNMARRIED GIRLS URBAN AREAS URBAN GIRLS YOUTH
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