Aggregate Economic Shocks, Child Schooling, and Child Health

Do aggregate income shocks, such as those caused by macroeconomic crises or droughts, reduce child human capital? The answer to this question has important implications for public policy. If shocks reduce investments in children, they may have a long-lasting impact on poverty and its intergeneration...

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Main Authors: Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Schady, Norbert
Published: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4427