Impact of School Quality on Schooling and Child Labour in Selected Zones of Ivory Coast
Date
2021-08-06
Authors
Edouard, Abou Pokou
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Publisher
African Economic Research Consortium
Abstract
The fight against child labour is a challenge for policy makers in developing countries.
The objective of this study is to find other policies to reduce child labour. Thus, this
research shows the effect of school quality on schooling and child labour in Ivory
Coast. Primary data from the local survey on child labour and education policies in
2010 collected from a sample of 750 households and 1,338 children with support from
PASRES were used. The estimation of two models (Heckman selection model and
bivariate probit model) indicates that the presence of canteen and electricity in the
school significantly increases the probability of schooling for children and reduces the
probability of their work. Thus, policy makers in addressing child labour need to focus
on improving the learning environment for children by focusing on the construction
of school canteens and electrification of schools from disadvantaged backgrounds.