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The effect of working on students’ learning in Latin America: evidence from the learning survey TERCE
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posted on 2024-01-03, 14:48 authored by Marcos DelpratoMarcos Delprato, Kwame AkyeampongThere is limited comparable and robust research on the effect of children's work on learning for developing countries. We use matching techniques relying on rich information from the Third Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (TERCE) for 15 Latin American countries and a bounding approach to account for unobservables. We find that work leads to 9 (math) and 13 (reading) points less in achievement for sixth grade students, with a significant variation within the learning distribution and between countries. Policies should prioritise low achievers, those in paid employment living in large urban areas, and factors driving work allocations within families.
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International Journal of Educational DevelopmentISSN
0738-0593Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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70Page range
1-23Article number
a102086Department affiliated with
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University of SussexFull text available
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2019-07-17First Open Access (FOA) Date
2021-02-09First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-07-17Usage metrics
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