This paper investigates how the permanent departure of the father from a household affects children’s school enrollment and work participation in rural Colombia. The results indicate that the permanent departure of the father decreases children’s school enrollment by approximately 5 percentage points and increases child labor by 3 percentage points. This paper explores the rollout of a conditional-cash-transfer program during the period of study and...
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2013/07/08
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2017/03/01
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Can conditional cash transfers compensate for a father’s absence?
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household per capita income