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Does child labour affect school absenteeism? Evidence from some selected lower-middle-income countries

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  • Sajib Chowdhury
  • Mohammed Ziaul Haider

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This study attempts to investigate the impact of child labour on school absenteeism by using the multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS3) dataset of purposively selected five lower-middle-income countries. Logistic regression, Tobit and negative binomial regression have been used to trace out the association. The study samples include primary and secondary level students. This study finds that approximately one-fifth of the students in Bangladesh, three out of every ten students in Djibouti, and one out of every ten students in Vietnam, Nigeria, and Ukraine missed more than one-day per week. The empirical analysis suggests that age, parental education, and wealth status negatively influence school absenteeism. Interestingly, the study finds that increasing hours of child work is significantly positively related to school absenteeism for all the countries. Therefore, this study recommends strengthening the cash transfer program and focusing on parental involvement in children's education to address the problems.

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  • Sajib Chowdhury & Mohammed Ziaul Haider, 2023. "Does child labour affect school absenteeism? Evidence from some selected lower-middle-income countries," International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(3), pages 332-356.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeded:v:14:y:2023:i:3:p:332-356
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