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Title: School Proximity and Child Labor: Evidence from Rural Tanzania

Author(s): Florence Kondylis and Marco Manacorda

Publication Date: June 2010

Keyword(s): child labor, distance to school and school enrollment

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics and Public Economics

Abstract: Is improved school accessibility an effective policy tool for reducing child labor in developing countries? We address this question using micro data from rural Tanzania and a regression strategy that attempts to control for non-random location of households around schools as well as classical and nonclassical measurement error in self-reported distance to school. Consistent with a simple model of child labor supply, but contrary to what appears to be a widespread perception, our analysis shows that school proximity leads to a rise in school attendance but no fall in child labor.

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Kondylis, F and Manacorda, M. 2010. 'School Proximity and Child Labor: Evidence from Rural Tanzania'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=7890