近日，辽宁大学李安民经济研究院助理教授王志锋（通讯作者）与湖南大学经济管理研究中心博士生陈丽萍，上海立信会计金融学院统计与数学学院讲师陈杨，中南财经政法大学财税学院讲师林嘉达，华东政法大学商学院讲师沈竺逸合作论文Commute Time to School and Child Labor：Evidence from China被发展经济学知名期刊Journal of Development Studies刊用接受。
论文摘要
Child labor presents a pervasive challenge in developing nations, significantly impacting long-term economic growth by hindering the accumulation of human capital. This study utilizes data from the China Family Panel Studies to investigate the impact of commute time to school on child labor. The empirical results indicate that a one-hour increase in a child’s commute time to school correlates with a statistically significant increase of 6.3 percentage points in the likelihood of the child engaging in labor market, as well as an increase of 2.3 hours in weekly working hours. Moreover, the mechanism analysis suggests that longer commute time reduces children’s learning time, resulting in lower academic performance and educational expectations. Consequently, this increases the likelihood of children joining the labor market during compulsory education. These results underscore the need for enhancing transportation infrastructure and optimizing school locations in developing nations to counteract child labor by shortening commute times and improving educational access.
作者简介
王志锋，李安民经济研究院助理教授，南洋理工大学经济学博士，曾任教于湖南大学，主要研究领域为发展经济学和劳动经济学。所著论文发表于Journal of Development Economics，Journal of Development Studies，World Economy，Singapore Economic Review等国际期刊。担任Economic Modelling，Singapore Economic Review等期刊匿名审稿人。
陈丽萍，湖南大学经济管理研究中心博士研究生，主要研究领域为劳动经济学。曾在Journal of Development Studies，《经济学（季刊）》和《财经研究》期刊发表论文。
来源：李安民经济研究院
编辑：姚佳琪
校审：马雨萌 张凡 张洋
