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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Lucky last? Intra-sibling allocation of child labor |
Author: | Chesnokova, T. Vaithianathan, R. |
Citation: | BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2008; 8(1):1-28 |
Publisher: | Berkeley Electronic Press |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1935-1682 1935-1682 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Tatyana Chesnokova and Rhema Vaithianathan |
Abstract: | This paper has two objectives. First, we construct a theoretical model which explains the empirical evidence that in developing countries, first-born children are more likely to be child laborers than later-born. Second, we explore the long-run consequences of child labor regulations within our framework. In our model, credit-constrained parents use the labor income from their first-born child to fund the schooling of later-born children. In the presence of such intra-sibling effects, child labor laws which decrease work opportunities for children may backfire, increasing child labor and reducing human capital in the long run. |
Keywords: | child labor birth order credit constraint |
Rights: | Copyright 2008 The Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.2202/1935-1682.1908 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2202/1935-1682.1908 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Economics publications |
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