Simultaneous Analysis of Child Labour and Child Schooling: Comparative Evidence from Nepal and Pakistan

This study investigates the key determinants of child labour hours and child
schooling experience paying special attention to the interaction between the
two. A significant methodogical feature that distinguishes the present study
from previous investigations is that this analysis recognises the joint
endogeneity of child labour, child schooling and child poverty. The study is
conducted on Nepalese and Pakistani data, and the results are compared. A key
empirical finding, with significant policy implications, is the sharp trade off
between child labour and child schooling. Another common feature of both
countries is the gender bias in favour of boys schooling, though the bias is
much larger in case of Pakistan.