Hit and run? Income shocks and school dropouts in Latin America (English)

How do labor income shocks affect household investment in upper secondary and tertiary schooling? Using longitudinal data from 2005-15 for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, this paper explores the effect of a negative household income shock on the enrollment status of youth ages 15 to 25. The findings suggest that negative income shocks significantly increase the likelihood that students in upper secondary and tertiary school exit school in Argentina...

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Cerutti,Paula Maria;

Crivellaro, Elena;

Reyes, Germán;

Sousa,Liliana Do Couto;
Document Date
2018/02/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
125671
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America,
Disclosure Date
2018/04/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Hit and run? Income shocks and school dropouts in Latin America
Keywords
income shock

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Cerutti,Paula Maria; Crivellaro, Elena; Reyes, Germán; Sousa,Liliana Do Couto.

Hit and run? Income shocks and school dropouts in Latin America (English). Poverty and Equity Global Practice Working Paper Series|no. 138 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/392061524637653840

Hit and run? Income shocks and school dropouts in Latin America (English)

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