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Household composition and the response of child labor supply to product market integration : / evidence from Vietnam
Edmonds, Eric V. - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523098
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Poverty alleviation and child labor
Edmonds, Eric V. - 2008
, especially for girls. Increases in schooling are matched by an increase in education expenditures that appears to absorb most of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521057
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Does child labor always decrease with income? : an evaluation in the context of a development program in Nicaragua
Del Carpio, Ximena V. - 2008
"This paper investigates the relationship of household income with child labor. The analysis uses a rich dataset obtained in the context of a conditional cash transfer program in a poor region of Nicaragua in 2005 and 2006. The program has a strong productive emphasis and seeks to diversify the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521065
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela : Investing in Human Capital for Growth, Prosperity, and Poverty Reduction
World Bank - 2013
, poverty and inequality increases. The needed acceleration of human, and social capital development focuses on education …, health, and the decline of crime and violence, suggesting continued implementation of primary education reforms, through the … development of new curriculum, improved quality of basic education, and educational financing. Health recommendations include …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558583
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Linking representative household models with household surveys for poverty analysis : a comparison of alternative methodologies
Agénor, Pierre-Richard - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522991
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Leveling the intra-household playing field : compensation and specialization in child labor allocation
V. Del Carpio, Ximena - 2009
"This paper analyzes changes in the allocation of child labor within the household in reaction to exogenous shocks created by a social program in Nicaragua. The paper shows that households that randomly received a conditional cash transfer compensated for some of the intra-household differences,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394116
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Wealth : crucial but not sufficient evidence from Pakistan on economic growth, child labor, and schooling
Hou, Xiaohui - 2009
"The relationship between wealth and child labor has been widely examined. This paper uses three rounds of time-series, cross-sectional data to examine the relationship between wealth and child labor and schooling. The paper finds that wealth is crucial in determining a child's activities, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394125
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A positive stigma for child labor?
Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2008
"The authors introduce a simple empirical model that assumes a positive stigma (or norm) toward child labor that is common in some developing countries. They illustrate the positive stigma model using data from Guatemala. Controlling for several child and household-level characteristics, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521062
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The consequences of child labor : evidence from longitudinal data in rural Tanzania
Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2008
education, employment choices, and marital status over a 10-year horizon. Shocks to crop production and rainfall are used as … of farming and of marrying at a younger age. Strikingly, there are no significant effects on education for girls, but … with education being a lower priority for girls and/or with chores causing less disruption for education than agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521082
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Migration, school attainment, and child labor : evidence from rural Pakistan
Mansuri, Ghazala - 2006
"Inequalities in access to education pose a significant barrier to development. It has been argued that this reflects … greater for girls, yielding a very substantial reduction in gender inequalities in access to education. Significantly, though …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522117