Abstract
ABSTRACT Much is known about the effect of resources, school practices, and peer groups upon children's educational achievement. However, little is known about the association between maternal employment and child education outcome. In the context of developing countries, it has not even been explored yet. This paper proposes to explicate the links between the participation of mothers in the labour market and child education in LDCs, based on data covering thirteen countries for the period 1975 to 1993. The results suggest that maternal participation in the labour market has a positive impact on the educational achievement of children (defined as primary school enrollment) in richer developing countries but a negative one in poorer countries. These findings are explained in terms of direct and indirect effects of maternal employment on child education outcome.
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