https://doi.org/10.52131/joe.2021.0302.0036 188 iRASD Journal of Economics Volume 3, Number 2, 2021, Pages 188 – 199 Journal Home Page: https://journals.internationalrasd.org/index.php/joe The Role of Household Wealth in Combining Child School and Child Labor: Evidence from MICS Balochistan (Pakistan) Tabish Nawab 1 , Beyza Nur Aktaş 2 , Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad 3 , Ruqayya Ibraheem 4 1 Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul Turkey, Email: tabish.nawab@ibnhaldun.edu.tr 2 Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul Turkey, Email: beyza.aktas@ibnhaldun.edu.tr 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Email: tusawar.iftikhar@iub.edu.pk 4 PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Email: ruqayyaibraheem13@gmail.com ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Received: August 13, 2021 Revised: September 29, 2021 Accepted: September 30, 2021 Available Online: September 30, 2021 The issue of combining school & work has taken considerable focus in the past years from policymakers, advocates and researchers. In the literature, the role of household wealth, combining school & work is still an unresolved issue. The researchers have contradicting views about the impact of household wealth on combining child school & work. Child labor and low schooling attendance are found pervasive issues worldwide, particularly in developing countries. This study aims to explore the impact of household wealth on combining child school & work, particularly focusing on the wealth index of the household. For this purpose, microdata having 18471 observations from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Balochistan (2010) has been utilized. The binary logistic model has been applied for the children (5-15 years) activity whether they are combining school & work or not. The main finding of this paper is the wealth status of households which has a statistically significant and positive influence on combining child school & work. Both mother and father's education is positively associated with combining school & work. In addition, mother and father being alive played a vital role in their children’s combined activities of schooling & work rather than doing nothing because the expectations of child schooling are high in parent's lives. Furthermore, gender, age of the child, and area of residence are positive effects combining school & work. The children from urban zones are more likely to be involved in combining school & work. The policy of this paper suggests that education is the key to break child labor in society by providing education facilities for both girls and boys equally. In addition to policy recommendations, there should be crucial steps to provide a better economic environment for the well-being of the masses to enhance their economic condition especially in rural and deprived areas of Balochistan, and the applicability of child labor laws needs to be focused on. Keywords: Child Labor Child School Child Time Allocation Household Wealth Balochistan JEL Classification Codes: J08, J13 © 2021 The Authors, Published by iRASD. This is an Open Access Article under the Creative Common Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 Corresponding Author’s Email: tabish.nawab@ibnhaldun.edu.tr