This paper uses household level unit record data from South Africa to examine the behavioural and welfare impacts of private and public transfers. The study also examines the effect of economies of household size on the incidence of poverty. The exercise is based on a three stage least squares...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of financial capital markets in influencing demand for children in developing countries. As such it is also important to consider their contributions to current utility through child labour. The incorporation of this aspect provides an alternative...