title: Child labour or school attendance? Evidence from Zambia.
abstract: "In this paper we investigate what affects school attendance and child labour in an LDC, using data for Zambia.... The empirical analysis suggests that both economic and sociological variables are important determinants for the choice between school attendance and child labour.  In particular, we find some support for the hypothesis that poverty forces households to keep their children away from school."
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006280:Health Workforce; D011203:Poverty; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D015024:Zambia
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Child Labor--determinants; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; Educational Status--determinants; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Households; Human Capital; Human Resources; Labor Force; Poverty; School Enrollment; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Zambia