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Marking Time: An Analysis of Youth Hours of Work and Study in Urban Mexico

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  • Deborah Levison
  • Karine S. Moe
  • Felicia Knaul

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This paper argues that a more complex view of work and schooling is critical to poor countries as they implement policies to increase educational attainment. In this analysis of 12–17‐year‐old girls and boys in urban Mexico, we expand the traditional approach in two dimensions by (1) moving from an analysis of participation to one of hours of participation, and (2) broadening the definition of work to include youth's household responsibilities.

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  • Deborah Levison & Karine S. Moe & Felicia Knaul, 2008. "Marking Time: An Analysis of Youth Hours of Work and Study in Urban Mexico," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 12(4), pages 751-763, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:12:y:2008:i:4:p:751-763
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2008.00444.x
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    1. Kaletski, Elizabeth, 2016. "Work versus School? The Effect of Work on Educational Expenditures for Children in Mexico," IZA Discussion Papers 10054, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Murphy, David M. A. & Berazneva, Julia & Lee, David R., 2015. "Fuelwood Source Substitution and Shadow Prices in Western Kenya," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 205084, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Antman, Francisca M., 2011. "The intergenerational effects of paternal migration on schooling and work: What can we learn from children's time allocations?," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 96(2), pages 200-208, November.

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