This paper uses a unique micro panel dataset of Brazilian students to investigate the impact of working while in school on learning outcomes. The potential endogeneity is addressed through the use of difference-in-difference and instrumental variable estimators. A negative effect of working on learning outcomes in math and Portuguese is found. The effects of child work range from 3 to 8 percent of a standard deviation decline in test score, which...
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2014/06/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS6904
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2014/06/01
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Disclosed
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Child labor and learning
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child labor
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