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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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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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. |
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Piza, Caio Portela Souza, Andre |
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Piza, Caio Portela Souza, Andre |
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Piza, Caio |
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The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings |
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The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings |
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The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings |
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The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings |
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The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings |
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causal impacts of child labor law in brazil : some preliminary findings |
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank |
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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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