Wealth: Crucial but Not Sufficient – Evidence from Pakistan on Economic Growth, Child Labour and Schooling
利用巴基斯坦面板数据研究发现，财富对儿童活动选择至关重要，但不足以确保入学，尤其对农村女孩；非参数分析显示1998-2006年农村女孩入学率普遍上升且与财富无关，建议干预措施需兼顾需求侧和供给侧。
Abstract This study uses cross-sectional time-series data to examine the relationship between wealth and child labour and schooling in Pakistan and finds that wealth is crucial in determining a child's activities, but is far from being a sufficient condition to enrol a child in school. This is particularly the case for rural girls. Nonparametric analysis shows a universal increase in school enrolment for rural girls from 1998–2006 and this increase is independent of wealth. Multinomial logit regression further shows that wealth is insignificant in determining households' decisions about rural girls' activity. Thus, interventions to increase school enrolment should incorporate broadly targeted, demand-side interventions as well as supply-side interventions.