Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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989269 | World Development | 2011 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryWe analyze the role of gender and ethnicity in the work-school tradeoff among school-aged children. We observe domestic chores in Bolivian data and consider them work, finding that girls are 51% more likely than boys to be out of school and working, mostly in domestic activities. For indigenous children the probability is 60% higher than non-indigenous, and indigenous girls are 23% more likely than boys to be out of school and working. A more comprehensive measure of child labor reveals that in countries with large indigenous populations, indigenous girls are most vulnerable to future poverty and exclusion due to low education.
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Authors
Daniela Zapata, Dante Contreras, Diana Kruger,