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Tamara Fioroni - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Child Labour and inequality
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2016Co-Authors: Simone D'alessandro, Tamara FioroniAbstract:This paper focuses on the role that inequality plays in shaping political support for Child Labour regulation policies. We provide a model of the evolution of Child Labour, fertility and human capital where the heterogeneity between low- and high-skilled workers allows for an endogenous analysis of inequality generated by Child Labour. Depending on the initial level of inequality, Child Labour regulation policies can affect the welfare of low- and high-skilled workers in different ways and therefore can have an impact on political support for their introduction. The possible conflicts of interest that may arise between the two groups can help explain the difficulties that many governments have when dealing with the issue of Child Labour.
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Health and Child Labour
2014Co-Authors: Tamara FioroniAbstract:In this paper, we investigate the impact of Child and adult survival on Child Labour. We find that, while a rise in adult longevity always has a negative effect on Child Labour because it increases the returns in education, the impact of Child mortality reduction depends on the initial level of income. At a low income level, where parents choose zero or a very low level of education for their Children, an increase in Child survival, ceteris paribus, renders quantity more attractive than quality because it decreases the net cost of having Children. Our results are in line with empirical evidence that suggests a non linear relationship between Child Labour and Child survival. We therefore offer an additional explanation for the persistence of Child Labour at stagnant per capita income levels.
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Child Labour and Inequality
2013Co-Authors: Simone D'alessandro, Tamara FioroniAbstract:This paper focuses on the evolution of Child Labour, fertility and human capital in an economy with two production sectors and two types of workers endowed with two different levels of human capital. Adults allocate their time endowment between work and Child rearing and choose the time allocation of Children between schooling and work. The heterogeneity between low and high skilled workers allows for an endogenous analysis of inequality generated by Child Labour. We show that the persistence of Child Labour can be explained through the competition between Children and low-skilled workers. This persistence, in turn, can easily induce an increase in the inequality and an average impoverishment within the country.
Guenther G. Schulze - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Child Labour in Indonesian Small Industries
The Journal of Development Studies, 2011Co-Authors: Krisztina Kis-katos, Guenther G. SchulzeAbstract:We analyse the geographic incidence of Child Labour in small manufacturing firms in Indonesia at the village level. We show that a number of counter-intuitive results in a conditional probit model -- e.g. Child Labour is unaffected by credit access and school proximity -- are the result of an interplay between supply and demand side determinants. Credit access and school proximity reduce Child Labour supply, but simultaneously constitute positive location factors for firms thereby increasing the demand for Child Labourers. To effectively reduce Child Labour, growth oriented policies should be complemented by policies specifically geared towards increasing school attendance.
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Child Labour in Indonesian Small Industries
Journal of Development Studies, 2011Co-Authors: Krisztina Kis-katos, Guenther G. SchulzeAbstract:Abstract We analyse the geographic incidence of Child Labour in small manufacturing firms in Indonesia at the village level. Our unique data set covers virtually all Indonesian villages and urban neighbourhoods; it allows us to distinguish between demand and supply side determinants of Child Labour. We show by correcting for sample selection that a number of counterintuitive results – Child Labour being unaffected by credit access and school proximity – are the result of an interplay between supply and demand side determinants. Credit access and school proximity reduce Child Labour supply, but simultaneously constitute positive location factors for firms thereby increasing the demand for Child Labourers. To effectively reduce Child Labour, growth oriented policies, such as enhancing school and credit facilities, should be complemented by policies specifically geared towards increasing school attendance.
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REGULATION OF Child Labour
Economic Affairs, 2005Co-Authors: Krisztina Kis-katos, Guenther G. SchulzeAbstract:The authors discuss the reasons for the employment of Children in developing economies and analyse the appropriateness of regulation in this controversial area. The political economy of enforcement of Child Labour legislation is also examined. In most cases, they argue, domestic policies to address the underlying causes of Child Labour are better suited to improve Children's lot than regulations; in particular, trade sanctions may be counterproductive
Arjun Singh Bedi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Child Labour and educational success in Portugal
Economics of Education Review, 2008Co-Authors: Pedro Goulart, Arjun Singh BediAbstract:The current debate on Child Labour focuses on developing countries. However, Portugal is an example of a relatively developed country where Child Labour is still a matter of concern as between 8% and 12% of Portuguese Children may be classified as workers. This paper studies the patterns of Child Labour in Portugal and assesses the consequences of working on the educational success of Portuguese Children. The analysis controls for typically unobserved attributes such as a Child's interest in school and educational ambitions and uses geographical variation in policies designed to tackle Child Labour and in Labour inspection regimes to instrument Child Labour. We find that economic work hinders educational success, while domestic work does not appear to be harmful. Furthermore, after controlling for a host of socio-economic variables, factors such as a Child's interest in school and educational ambitions have a large effect on boosting educational success and reducing economic work.
Delphine Boutin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Remittance Effects on Child Labour: Evidence from Burkina Faso
The Journal of Development Studies, 2015Co-Authors: Olivier Bargain, Delphine BoutinAbstract:This article explores the effects of remittance receipt on Child Labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of Child Labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and household time allocation decisions, we instrument remittances using economic conditions in remittance-sending countries and explore heterogeneous effects across different types of potential remitters. While remittances have no significant effect on Child Labour on average, transfers reduce Child Labour in long-term migrant households, for whom the disruptive effect of migration is no longer felt. We find no gender difference but remittances seem to affect mainly the Labour market participation of younger Children.
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remittances and Child Labour in africa evidence from burkina faso
2014Co-Authors: Olivier Bargain, Delphine BoutinAbstract:This paper explores the effects of remittance receipt on Child Labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of Child Labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and household time allocation decisions, we instrument remittances using economic conditions in remittance-sending countries and explore heterogeneous effects across different types of potential remitters. While remittances have no significant effect on Child Labour on average, transfers reduce Child Labour in long-term migrant households, for whom the disruptive effect of migration is no longer felt. We find no gender difference but remittances seem to affect mainly the Labour market participation of younger Children.
Pedro Goulart - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Child Labour and educational success in Portugal
Economics of Education Review, 2008Co-Authors: Pedro Goulart, Arjun Singh BediAbstract:The current debate on Child Labour focuses on developing countries. However, Portugal is an example of a relatively developed country where Child Labour is still a matter of concern as between 8% and 12% of Portuguese Children may be classified as workers. This paper studies the patterns of Child Labour in Portugal and assesses the consequences of working on the educational success of Portuguese Children. The analysis controls for typically unobserved attributes such as a Child's interest in school and educational ambitions and uses geographical variation in policies designed to tackle Child Labour and in Labour inspection regimes to instrument Child Labour. We find that economic work hinders educational success, while domestic work does not appear to be harmful. Furthermore, after controlling for a host of socio-economic variables, factors such as a Child's interest in school and educational ambitions have a large effect on boosting educational success and reducing economic work.
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Child Labour and educational success in Portugal
2005Co-Authors: Pedro Goulart, Arjun S. BediAbstract:The current debate on Child Labour focuses on developing countries. However, Portugal is an example of a relatively developed country where Child Labour is still a matter of concern as between 8% and 12% of Portuguese Children may be classified as workers. This paper studies the patterns of Child Labour in Portugal and assesses the consequences of working on the educational success of Portuguese Children. The analysis controls for typically unobserved attributes such as a Child's interest in school and educational ambitions and uses geographical variation in policies designed to tackle Child Labour and in Labour inspection regimes to instrument Child Labour. We find that economic work hinders educational success, while domestic work does not appear to be harmful. Furthermore, after controlling for a host of socio-economic variables, factors such as a Child's interest in school and educational ambitions have a large effect on boosting educational success and reducing economic work. (This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)