It has been widely argued that international agreements over labor standards are undesirable because they are bound to … quot;hurt those that they are meant to help.quot; We develop a model in which an appropriately designed international labor …

Child labor is often condemned as a form of exploitation. I explore how the notion of exploitation, as used in everyday … language, can be made precise in economic models of child labor. Exploitation is defined relative to a specific social welfare … models, child labor is never exploitative. In contrast, under an inclusive welfare function, which places additional weight …

to cope with these multiple challenges, especially in the face of slower and less labor-intensive economic growth. Some … business' economic power relations over labor …