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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spelling	okr-10986-322392021-05-25T10:54:42Z The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings Piza, Caio Portela Souza, Andre LAW CHILD LABOR LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION INFORMAL SECTOR COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LABOR MARKET LABOR POLICY 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 this law change on labor force participation rates as a whole, as well as for the formal and informal sectors separately. The results showed that the ban reduced participation rates for boys by 4 percentage points and that this effect was mostly driven by the informal sector. The authors found no effect on girls. 2019-08-13T19:09:43Z 2019-08-13T19:09:43Z 2016-04-10 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/676961565589855700/The-Causal-Impacts-of-Child-Labor-Law-in-Brazil-Some-Preliminary-Findings World Bank Economic Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32239 English CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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topic	LAW CHILD LABOR LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION INFORMAL SECTOR COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LABOR MARKET LABOR POLICY
spellingShingle	LAW CHILD LABOR LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION INFORMAL SECTOR COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LABOR MARKET LABOR POLICY Piza, Caio Portela Souza, Andre The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
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description	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 this law change on labor force participation rates as a whole, as well as for the formal and informal sectors separately. The results showed that the ban reduced participation rates for boys by 4 percentage points and that this effect was mostly driven by the informal sector. The authors found no effect on girls.
format	Journal Article
author	Piza, Caio Portela Souza, Andre
author_facet	Piza, Caio Portela Souza, Andre
author_sort	Piza, Caio
title	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_short	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_full	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_fullStr	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_full_unstemmed	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_sort	causal impacts of child labor law in brazil : some preliminary findings
publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate	2019
url	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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The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings

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