Rural Roads, Child Labor, and Schooling in Rural Ethiopia

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2024.2383397

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Rural Roads, Child Labor, and Schooling in Rural Ethiopia

creativework.datePublished	Received 06 Feb 2024, Accepted 18 Jul 2024, Published online: 01 Aug 2024
dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, Musa Hasen
dc.contributor.author	Tesfaye, Wondimagegn Mesfin
dc.contributor.author	Dietrich, Stephan
dc.contributor.author	Gassmann, Franziska
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-08T21:17:02Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-08T21:17:02Z
dc.date.issued	2025-01-08
dc.description.abstract	New roads bring new opportunities including access to employment. However, new employment opportunities might encourage early school dropout and school absenteeism. We investigate the link between rural roads, children’s labor allocation, and educational outcomes by focusing on the recent Ethiopian road construction program. In the analysis, we combine household panel data with novel road network data. To address endogeneity concerns, we combine a difference-in-difference estimation model with a matching technique. Our findings consistently show that road access does not encourage school absenteeism or school dropouts to join the labor force. The findings remain consistent across gender and age groups.	en
dc.identifier.citation	The Journal of Development Studies
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/42643
dc.identifier.issn	1743-9140
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42643
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	RURAL ROADS
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	QUASI-EXPERIMENT
dc.title	Rural Roads, Child Labor, and Schooling in Rural Ethiopia	en
dc.type	Journal Article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2024.2383397 Journal website (version of record)
okr.date.disclosure	2025-01-08
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2024.2383397
okr.pagenumber	1675-1690
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.country	Ethiopia
okr.topic	Rural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
okr.topic	Law and Development::Child Labor Law
okr.topic	Education::Early Childhood Development
okr.volume	60(11)