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Children’s Own Time Use and its Effect on Skill Formation

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  • Liyousew Gebremedhin Borga

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Using time use data from a longitudinal survey (covering Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam), the present study examines how the amount of time children spend on different activities impacts their acquisition of cognitive and noncognitive skills. Modelling the skill formation production function of children and extending the set of inputs to include the child’s own time inputs, the study finds that child involvement in work activities (paid or nonpaid) are associated with a reduction in both cognitive and noncognitive achievements. The results imply an indirect adverse effect of child work on skill development through the reduction of hours of study.

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  • Liyousew Gebremedhin Borga, 2019. "Children’s Own Time Use and its Effect on Skill Formation," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(5), pages 876-893, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:55:y:2019:i:5:p:876-893
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2018.1499893
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    1. Jessica L. Arnup & Nicole Black & David W. Johnston, 2022. "Changes in children’s time use during periods of financial hardship," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 35(3), pages 1133-1162, July.
    2. Shuhei Kaneko & Haruko Noguchi, 2020. "Impacts of Natural Disaster on Changes in Parental and Children's Time Allocation: Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake," Working Papers 2006, Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics.
    3. Dibyasree Ganguly & Srinivas Goli & Oriel Sullivan, 2023. "Gender, Paid Work, and Mental Health of Adolescents and Young Adults in Resource-Poor Settings of India," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 16(3), pages 1137-1170, June.
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    5. Enrico Fornasiero, 2024. "The Impact of Non-Governmental Organisations on Children’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Ethiopia," Working Papers 2024: 18, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari".
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    7. Jürges, Hendrik & Khanam, Rasheda, 2021. "Adolescents’ time allocation and skill production," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    8. Chang, Grace, 2022. "How is adolescents' time allocation associated with their self-esteem and self-efficacy? Evidence from four developing countries," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 115059, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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