Khanam, Rasheda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-2357 and Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-1961
(2007)
Child work and schooling in Bangladesh: the role of birth order.
Journal of Biosocial Science, 39 (5).
pp. 641-656.
ISSN 0021-9320
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Abstract
Using data from Bangladesh, this paper examines how the birth order of a child influences parental decisions to place children in one of four activities: 'study only', 'study and work', 'neither work nor study' and 'work only'. The results of the multinomial logit model show that being a first-born child increases the probability of work as the prime activity, or at least a combination of school and work, rather than schooling only. The results confirm that later-born children are more likely to be in school than their earlier-born counterparts.
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Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Item Status: | Live Archive |
Additional Information: | Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Business - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (1 Apr 2007 - 31 Dec 2010) |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Business - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (1 Apr 2007 - 31 Dec 2010) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 01:22 |
Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2021 05:09 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | work patterns, birth order, oldest child |
Fields of Research (2008): | 16 Studies in Human Society > 1603 Demography > 160399 Demography not elsewhere classified 16 Studies in Human Society > 1603 Demography > 160301 Family and Household Studies |
Fields of Research (2020): | 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4403 Demography > 440399 Demography not elsewhere classified 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4403 Demography > 440301 Family and household studies |
Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932007001976 |
URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/3212 |
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