Child labor

EV Edmonds - Handbook of development economics, 2007‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been an astonishing proliferation of empirical work on child labor.
An Econlit search of keywords “child lab* r” reveals a total of 6 peer reviewed journal articles …

Effects of public policy on child labor: Current knowledge, gaps, and implications for program design

AC Dammert, J De Hoop, E Mvukiyehe, FC Rosati - World development, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Household decisions about child labor are influenced by income, uncertainty, and relative
returns to work and education. The complexity of the phenomenon implies that a large set of …

What will consumers pay for social product features?

P Auger, P Burke, TM Devinney, JJ Louviere - Journal of business ethics, 2003‏ - Springer
The importance of ethical consumerism to many companies worldwide has increased
dramatically in recent years. Ethical consumerism encompasses the importance of non …

Child labor and agricultural shocks

K Beegle, RH Dehejia, R Gatti - Journal of Development economics, 2006‏ - Elsevier
This paper examines the relationship between household income shocks and child labor. In
particular, we investigate the extent to which transitory income shocks lead to increases in …

Child labor in the global economy

EV Edmonds, N Pavcnik - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2005‏ - aeaweb.org
Few issues in develo** countries draw as much popular attention as child labor. This
paper begins by quantifying the extent and main characteristics of child labor. It then …

The global child labor problem: what do we know and what can we do?

K Basu, Z Tzannatos - The world bank economic review, 2003‏ - academic.oup.com
The problem of child labor has moved from a matter of regional and national concern to one
of international debate and possible global persuasion and policy intervention. In crafting …

Child labor and schooling responses to anticipated income in South Africa

EV Edmonds - Journal of development Economics, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Forward looking, unconstrained households make child labor and schooling decisions
considering their permanent income and weighing the relative returns to child time in …

Trade adjustment and human capital investments: Evidence from Indian tariff reform

EV Edmonds, N Pavcnik, P Topalova - American Economic Journal …, 2010‏ - aeaweb.org
Does trade policy influence schooling and child labor in low-income countries? We examine
this question in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. While schooling increased and child …

Poverty alleviation and child labor

EV Edmonds, N Schady - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012‏ - aeaweb.org
Poor women with children in Ecuador were selected at random for a cash transfer that is less
than 20 percent of median child labor earnings. Poor families with children in school at the …

Child labor and schooling decisions in urban and rural areas: comparative evidence from Nepal, Peru, and Zimbabwe

L Ersado - World development, 2005‏ - Elsevier
This study sheds some light on the causes of child labor using crosscountry empirical data.
We find that while poverty is the main cause of child labor in rural areas, there is a general …