Table 6

Robustness Checks

Falsification Tests
1. Household head’s work_0.097
(0.090)
2. Household head hours of work (zero if not working)_0.146
(0.103)
3. Household head’s spouse work0.095
(0.068)
4. Household head’s spouse hours of work (zero if not working)0.069
(0.126)
5. Log Household per capita income_0.002
(0.005)
Measurement Error
6. Work (2SLS)_0.278
(0.342)
7. Work (controlling for perfect negative selection)_0.955***
(0.212)
8. Work (controlling for perfect positive selection)0.070
(0.217)
Definition of work
9. Work restrictive definition_0.154
(0.205)

Notes: The table reports similar specifications to those in Table 3, Column 4, with different dependent variables. Household per capita income excludes income from child labor. Row 6 reports 2SLS estimates where distance to school is instrumented by self-reported travel time to school. Rows 7 and 8 report worstcase scenario perfect positive and negative selection in distance to school. Row 9 uses a restrictive definition of child work that excludes household chores. See text for details. See also notes to Table 3.