The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings

The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings

This paper investigates the causal impact of the change in Brazil’s child labor law of December 1998. The change increased the minimum legal age of entry into the labor force from 14 to 16 years. The analysis uses a difference-in-differences approa...

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Main Authors: Piza, Caio, Portela Souza, André
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
REPORTS
CHILD LABOUR
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
LABOUR MARKET
BOYS
TEENAGERS
LABOR SUPPLY
SUPPLY
RESEARCH
YOUTH
DOMESTIC SERVANTS
WORKING CHILDREN
CHILD LABOR LAW
CHILDREN
LABOUR FORCE
OUTCOMES
REVIEW
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
WORKER
CHILD LABOR BAN
LABOUR SUPPLY
LAW
ADOLESCENTS
LABOR LAW
POLITICAL ECONOMY
LABOUR LAWS
HUMAN RESOURCES
CHILD LABOR
LABOR
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
EFFECTS
EXTERNALITIES
SERVANTS
RIGHTS OF CHILDREN
CHILD LABOR LAWS
JOB
THEORY
PARENTS
INCOME
PARTICIPATION
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
POLICIES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
LABOUR
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
LABOR MARKET
RIGHTS
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
VALUE
WORKERS
LEGISLATION
INFORMAL SECTOR
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
EMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE
LABOR LAWS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
WAGES
ECONOMICS
ORGANIZATIONS
INFORMATION
ACCOUNT
AGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25167333/causal-impacts-child-labor-law-brazil-some-preliminary-findings
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22873

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25167333/causal-impacts-child-labor-law-brazil-some-preliminary-findings
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22873

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