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Are children and parents substitutes or complements in the family labor supply decision in Bangladesh?

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  • Shahina Amin
  • Shakil Quayes
  • Janet M. Rives

    (University of Northern Iowa, USA
    Arizona State University-Phoenix, USA
    University of Northern Iowa, USA)

Abstract

This research uses logistic regression to determine whether a parent (father or mother) and a child are substitutes or complements in the family labor supply decision in Bangladesh. We look separately at models for children's market work and children's household work. For market work, we test our models for eight demographic groups of children, namely, younger and older, rural and urban, boys and girls. Our results show that for market work, fathers and children may be substitutes or complements in supplying labor, whereas mothers and children are complements for all groups of children. Our study of household work pertains to girls only, because boys do not engage in household work in sufficient numbers for analysis. We find almost no connections between parents' market work and daughters' household work status.

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  • Shahina Amin & Shakil Quayes & Janet M. Rives, 2006. "Are children and parents substitutes or complements in the family labor supply decision in Bangladesh?," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 40(1), pages 15-37, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.40:year:2006:issue1:pp:15-37
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    1. Maoyong Fan & Mimi Houston & Anita Alves Pena, 2014. "Determinants of child labor in the modern United States: Evidence from agricultural workers and their children and concerns for ongoing public policy," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 34(1), pages 287-306.
    2. Alvi, Eskander & Dendir, Seife, 2011. "Weathering the Storms: Credit Receipt and Child Labor in the Aftermath of the Great Floods (1998) in Bangladesh," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 39(8), pages 1398-1409, August.

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    Keywords

    Asia; Bangladesh; Child Labor; Adult Labor; Substitutes; Complements; Household Work; Market Work;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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