We present the first systematic study on child labor in China. Child labor is not a negligible social phenomenon in … China; about 7.74% of children aged from 10 to 15 were working in 2010, and they worked for 6.75 hours per day on average … prevalence of child labor in China exhibits significant regional variations. The child labor incidence is correlated with the …

This paper evaluates the effect of a free compulsory education reform in rural China on the incidence of child labor …

We present the first systematic study on child labor in China. Child labor is not a negligible social phenomenon in … China; about 7.74% of children aged from 10 to 15 were working in 2010, and they worked for 6.75 hours per day on average … prevalence of child labor in China exhibits significant regional variations. The child labor incidence is correlated with the …

This paper exploits a quasi-natural experiment – the U.S. granting of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to China … after China's accession to the World Trade Organization – to examine whether trade liberalization affects the incidence of … child labor in China. PNTR permanently set U.S. duties on Chinese imports at low Normal Trade Relations (NTR) levels and …

This paper evaluates the effect of a free compulsory education reform in rural China on the incidence of child labor …

This paper exploits a quasi-natural experiment – the U.S. granting of Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to China … after China's accession to the World Trade Organization – to examine whether trade liberalization affects the incidence of … child labor in China. PNTR permanently set U.S. duties on Chinese imports at low Normal Trade Relations (NTR) levels and …

Using a national representative sample, the China Family Panel Studies, this paper explores the influences of clan … culture, a hallmark of Chinese cultural history, on the prevalence of child labor in China. We find that clan culture …