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Some studies on child labor have shown that greater land wealth leads to higher child labor, thereby casting doubt on … child labor. A unique data set from India that has child labor hours information confirms this hypothesis. It is shown that …
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This paper studies how different sources of household wealth influence children's time use (work and schooling) through …
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Some studies on child labor have shown that greater land wealth leads to higher child labor, thereby casting doubt on … child labor. A unique data set from India that has child labor hours information confirms this hypothesis. It is shown that …
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In the context of a collective household choice model, we show that the effects of improved credit access on search intensity by the unemployed are heterogeneous across households and dependent on the within-household bargaining power of the unemployed. We find empirical support for the...
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We examine the returns from owning cows and buffaloes in rural India. We estimate that when valuing labor at market …
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We examine the returns from owning cows and buffaloes in rural India. We estimate that when valuing labor at market …
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This manuscript investigates the extent to which children contribute to the household’s agricultural activities. The conclusion that children play an important role in the farming activities of Ugandan agricultural households is supported by two key findings: (i) Child labour accounts for...
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