New evidence of the causal e ect of family size on child quality in a developing country

AUTOR(ES)

Souza, André Portela

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

27/05/2011

RESUMO

This paper presents new evidence of the causal e ect of family size on child quality in a developing-country context. We estimate the impact of family size on child labor and educational outcomes among Brazilian children and young adults by exploring the exogenous variation of family size driven by the presence of twins in the family. Using the Brazilian Census data for 1991, we nd that the exogenous increase in family size is positively related to labor force participation for boys and girls and to household chores for young women. We also nd negative e ects on educational outcomes for boys and girls and negative impacts on human capital formation for young female adults. Moreover, we obtain suggestive evidence that credit and time constraints faced by poor families may explain the findings

ASSUNTO(S)

family size, child quality and human capital formation qualidade de vida - brasil família - condições sociais

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