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 law of December 1998 that increased the minimum legal age of entry into the labor force from 14 to 16. The authors used a difference-in-differences (DD) approach to estimate the impact of t...

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Main Authors: Piza, Caio, Portela Souza, Andre
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2019
Subjects:
LAW
CHILD LABOR
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
INFORMAL SECTOR
COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR POLICY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/676961565589855700/The-Causal-Impacts-of-Child-Labor-Law-in-Brazil-Some-Preliminary-Findings
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32239

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/676961565589855700/The-Causal-Impacts-of-Child-Labor-Law-in-Brazil-Some-Preliminary-Findings
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32239

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