School Proximity and Child Labor: Evidence from Rural Tanzania

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 2012
Volume: 47
Issue: 1

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Is improved school accessibility an effective policy tool for reducing child labor in developing countries? We address this question using microdata from rural Tanzania and a regression strategy that attempts to control for nonrandom location of households around schools as well as classical and nonclassical measurement error in self-reported distance to school. Our analysis shows that school proximity leads to a rise in school attendance but no significant fall in child labor.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:46:y:2012:i:1:p:32-63
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25