New Evidence of the Causal Effect of Family Size on Child Quality in a Developing Country

Autor/inn/en	Ponczek, Vladimir; Souza, Andre Portela
Titel	New Evidence of the Causal Effect of Family Size on Child Quality in a Developing Country
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 47 (2012) 1, S.64-106 (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Females; Family Size; Human Capital; Child Labor; Adolescents; Labor Force Nonparticipants; Causal Models; Quality of Life; Developing Nations; Educational Attainment; Twins; Gender Differences; Housework; Poverty; Employment Level; Well Being; Correlation; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Familiengröße; Humankapital; Child labour; Kinderarbeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kausalanalyse; Lebensqualität; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Twin; Zwilling; Geschlechterkonflikt; Hausarbeit; Armut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Korrelation; Brasilien
Abstract	This paper presents new evidence of the causal effect of family size on child quality in a developing-country context. We estimate the impact of family size on child labor and educational outcomes among Brazilian children and young adults by exploring the exogenous variation of family size driven by the presence of twins in the family. Using the Brazilian Census data for 1991, we find that the exogenous increase in family size is positively related to labor force participation for boys and girls and to household chores for young women. We also find negative effects on educational outcomes for boys and girls and negative impacts on human capital formation for young female adults. Moreover, we obtain suggestive evidence that credit and time constraints faced by poor families may explain the findings. (Contains 1 figure, 14 tables and 19 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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