TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of child labor on children's educational performance
T2 - Evidence from rural Vietnam
AU - Le, Huong Thu
AU - Homel, Ross
PY - 2015/2/1
Y1 - 2015/2/1
N2 - In 1998, nearly one-third of Vietnamese children engaged in non-housework labor supply, 95% of these working children residing in rural areas. This paper investigates the impact of child labor on children's educational outcomes in rural Vietnam using the 1998-Vietnam Living Standard Survey. The paper finds that child labor lowers children's academic performance and the negative impact is bigger for girls.
AB - In 1998, nearly one-third of Vietnamese children engaged in non-housework labor supply, 95% of these working children residing in rural areas. This paper investigates the impact of child labor on children's educational outcomes in rural Vietnam using the 1998-Vietnam Living Standard Survey. The paper finds that child labor lowers children's academic performance and the negative impact is bigger for girls.
KW - Child labor
KW - Children's educational performance
KW - Instrumental variable
KW - Joint Tobit-ordered probit model
KW - Vietnam
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84911950123&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.asieco.2014.11.001
DO - 10.1016/j.asieco.2014.11.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84911950123
SN - 1049-0078
VL - 36
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Journal of Asian Economics
JF - Journal of Asian Economics
ER -