Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation

This paper analyzes changes in the allocation of child labor within the household in reaction to exogenous shocks created by a social program in Nicaragua. The paper shows that households that randomly received a conditional cash transfer compensat...

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Main Authors:	V. Del Carpio, Ximena, Macours, Karen
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT ATTRITION BANK OFFICE BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CHILD GROWTH CHILD LABOR CHILD SURVIVAL CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CULTURAL BIASES DAY LABORERS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DIVERSIFICATION EARLY CHILDHOOD EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBLE CHILDREN EMPLOYMENT ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENT EQUAL AMOUNTS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY RESOURCE FELLOWSHIP FINANCIAL SUPPORT GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDERS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR STANDARDS LABOR SUPPLY MORTALITY NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS PARENTS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLITICAL ECONOMY PREJUDICES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SELF-EMPLOYMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING YOUNG GIRLS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNGER BOYS YOUNGER CHILDREN YOUNGER GIRLS YOUNGER SIBLINGS
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spelling	okr-10986-40202021-04-23T14:02:14Z Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation V. Del Carpio, Ximena Macours, Karen ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT ATTRITION BANK OFFICE BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CHILD GROWTH CHILD LABOR CHILD SURVIVAL CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CULTURAL BIASES DAY LABORERS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DIVERSIFICATION EARLY CHILDHOOD EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBLE CHILDREN EMPLOYMENT ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENT EQUAL AMOUNTS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY RESOURCE FELLOWSHIP FINANCIAL SUPPORT GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDERS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR STANDARDS LABOR SUPPLY MORTALITY NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS PARENTS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLITICAL ECONOMY PREJUDICES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SELF-EMPLOYMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING YOUNG GIRLS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNGER BOYS YOUNGER CHILDREN YOUNGER GIRLS YOUNGER SIBLINGS This paper analyzes changes in the allocation of child labor within the household in reaction to exogenous shocks created by a social program in Nicaragua. The paper shows that households that randomly received a conditional cash transfer compensated for some of the intra-household differences, as they reduced child labor more for older boys who used to work more and for boys who were further behind in school. The results also show that households that randomly received a productive investment grant, in addition to the basic conditional cash transfer benefits, both targeted at women, show an increased specialization of older girls in nonagricultural and domestic work, but no overall increase in girls' child labor. The findings suggest that time allocation and specialization patterns in child labor within the household are important factors to understand the impact of a social program. 2012-03-19T19:08:28Z 2012-03-19T19:08:28Z 2009-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090122085158 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4020 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4822 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic	ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT ATTRITION BANK OFFICE BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CHILD GROWTH CHILD LABOR CHILD SURVIVAL CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CULTURAL BIASES DAY LABORERS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DIVERSIFICATION EARLY CHILDHOOD EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBLE CHILDREN EMPLOYMENT ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENT EQUAL AMOUNTS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY RESOURCE FELLOWSHIP FINANCIAL SUPPORT GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDERS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR STANDARDS LABOR SUPPLY MORTALITY NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS PARENTS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLITICAL ECONOMY PREJUDICES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SELF-EMPLOYMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING YOUNG GIRLS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNGER BOYS YOUNGER CHILDREN YOUNGER GIRLS YOUNGER SIBLINGS
spellingShingle	ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT ATTRITION BANK OFFICE BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CHILD GROWTH CHILD LABOR CHILD SURVIVAL CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CULTURAL BIASES DAY LABORERS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DIVERSIFICATION EARLY CHILDHOOD EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBLE CHILDREN EMPLOYMENT ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENT EQUAL AMOUNTS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY RESOURCE FELLOWSHIP FINANCIAL SUPPORT GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDERS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR STANDARDS LABOR SUPPLY MORTALITY NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS PARENTS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLITICAL ECONOMY PREJUDICES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SELF-EMPLOYMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING YOUNG GIRLS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNGER BOYS YOUNGER CHILDREN YOUNGER GIRLS YOUNGER SIBLINGS V. Del Carpio, Ximena Macours, Karen Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation
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relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4822
description	This paper analyzes changes in the allocation of child labor within the household in reaction to exogenous shocks created by a social program in Nicaragua. The paper shows that households that randomly received a conditional cash transfer compensated for some of the intra-household differences, as they reduced child labor more for older boys who used to work more and for boys who were further behind in school. The results also show that households that randomly received a productive investment grant, in addition to the basic conditional cash transfer benefits, both targeted at women, show an increased specialization of older girls in nonagricultural and domestic work, but no overall increase in girls' child labor. The findings suggest that time allocation and specialization patterns in child labor within the household are important factors to understand the impact of a social program.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	V. Del Carpio, Ximena Macours, Karen
author_facet	V. Del Carpio, Ximena Macours, Karen
author_sort	V. Del Carpio, Ximena
title	Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation
title_short	Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation
title_full	Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation
title_fullStr	Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation
title_full_unstemmed	Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation
title_sort	leveling the intra-household playing field : compensation and specialization in child labor allocation
publishDate	2012
url	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090122085158 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4020
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Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation

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