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Selling Crops Early to Pay for School
Journal of Human Resources ( IF 5.784 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-14 , DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.4.0617-8899r1
Brian Dillon

In 2010, primary school in Malawi began in September, three months earlier than in 2009. We test whether this change forced poor households to sell crops early, before output prices reach their peak. Difference-in-difference and triple difference specifications show that the cumulative value of crop sales made before September was significantly higher in 2010 than in 2009. The effect is limited to households with school-aged children, is increasing in the number of school-aged children, and is only present for households in poverty. These findings demonstrate an important channel by which liquidity constraints exacerbate the negative effects of intra-annual price volatility.

中文翻译:

早早卖庄稼付学费

2010 年,马拉维的小学于 9 月开学,比 2009 年提前了三个月。我们测试了这种变化是否迫使贫困家庭在产出价格达到峰值之前提前出售农作物。差差和三重差规格显示,2010年9月前的农作物销售累计值明显高于2009年。 影响仅限于有学龄儿童的家庭,学龄儿童数量正在增加儿童,并且仅适用于贫困家庭。这些发现表明,流动性限制是加剧年内价格波动负面影响的重要渠道。
更新日期:2020-01-14
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