Piza, Caio; Souza, André Portela; Emerson, Patrick M.; … - 2022
Are bans effective at lowering child labor and increasing school attendance and, if so, do these effects lead to … Brazil, but that it led to a significant decrease in the labor market participation of urban boys, whose paid labor dropped … rates, and wages. Our results suggest that when enforced, bans on child labor can have significant immediate impacts amongst …