Replication data for: Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform

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Project Citation:

Edmonds, Eric V., Pavcnik, Nina, and Topalova, Petia. Replication data for: Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113769V1

Project Description

Summary: Does trade policy influence schooling and child labor in low-income countries? We examine this question in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. While schooling increased and child labor declined in rural India in the 1990s, these trends are attenuated in districts with employment concentrated in industries losing tariff protection. As the loss of protection causes a relative rise in poverty in affected districts, families reduce schooling to save schooling costs. Girls disproportionately bear the burden of helping their families cope with poverty. (JEL F13, F16, I21, J13, J82, O15, O19)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      F13 Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
      F16 Trade and Labor Market Interactions
      I21 Analysis of Education
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J82 Labor Standards: Labor Force Composition
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O19 International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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