Human Capital and Hours Worked of Children in Cambodia: Empirical Evidence for Policy Implications

Type Journal Article - Asian Economic Journal
Title Human Capital and Hours Worked of Children in Cambodia: Empirical Evidence for Policy Implications
Author(s)
Volume 22
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2008
Page numbers 25-46
URL https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Phoumin_Han2/publication/4988187_Human_Capital_and_Hours_Worked​_of_Children_in_Cambodia_Empirical_Evidence_for_Policy_Implications/links/00b7d53169044b493c000000.p​df
Abstract
This study uses data from the Cambodian Child Labor Survey 2001/02 (CCLS-2001/
02) to investigate the trade-off between child labor and their human capital
formation. It also investigates the determinants of child schooling and that of the
income earned from child labor. This study finds that children’s education is a
significant determinant of their wage rate, which implicitly explains the logic
behind the household’s decision to allow a child to both work and study, and thus
explains why parents keep investing in their children’s education. We also find
that non-poor households and fathers’ and mothers’ education have statistically
significant effects on child schooling. Finally, this study has found that if children’s
average working hours are below the threshold level of 22 h per week, then
education is not affected. These research findings have policy implications for
the human capital development of children, as well as for broader social policy
in Cambodia.

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