The Impact of Wealth on the Amount and Quality of Child Labor

The Impact of Wealth on the Amount and Quality of Child Labor

This paper analyzes to what extent, and under what conditions, an increase in household wealth affects the use of child labor in poor households. It develops a simple theoretical model, which uses child labor, training, and schooling to maximize ho...

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Main Authors: Del Carpio, Ximena V., Loayza, Norman V.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNT
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ATTRITION
BORROWING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CHILD EDUCATION
CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOR DECLINE
CHILD LABOR DECLINES
CHILD LABOUR
CHILD WORK
CLERICAL WORK
DAY LABORERS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
FINANCIAL MARKETS
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCOME
JOBS
LABOR ALLOCATION
LABOR ALLOCATIONS
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR OFFICE
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
MORAL HAZARD
MOTIVATION
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATIONS
OLDER CHILDREN
OPTIMAL ALLOCATION
PARENTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRESENT VALUE
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY
PROGRAM DESIGN
PUBLIC SECTOR JOB
RENTS
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SKILLED LABOR
SMALL BUSINESS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAINING COURSE
WORK ACTIVITIES
WORKER
WORKERS
YOUNG ADULTS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120130155316
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3244

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3244

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