Sub-Saharan Africa exhibits higher fertility and lower education than other world regions. Economic and demographic … adults and children. Using microdata from 33 African countries, this paper documents the co-evolution of adult education … with the educational outcomes of children. As fertility declines, children's grade attainment rises, but their school …

remittances sent by the emigrating parents might enable not only their children, but also others, to stop working. We show how …

on average 10 percent more likely to send their children to work. In addition, higher local regional income inequality …

This paper investigates the relationship between parental health shocks and children's engagement in education and … health on children's educational and labour market outcomes is limited, especially in developing countries. We use child … maternal illness substantially decreases chances of being enrolled in school for children between 10 and 23 years old and, at …

When children start school, parents save time and/or money. In this paper, we empirically examine the impact of these … parents who used to spend time taking care of their children, but to decrease for fulltime working parents because of an … Netherlands, where children start school (kindergarten) for approximately 20 hours a week in the month that they turn 4. Using …