A Model of Child Labor

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A Model of Child Labor

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Baland, J.M.
Robinson, J.A.

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The authors build a model of child labor and study its implication for welfare and fertility. Assuming there is a trade-off between child labor and human capital accumulation, we derive conditions under which child labor is socially inefficient. Even if parents are altruistic, child labor may arise in equilibrium because of commitment problem stemming from the fact that parents control child but not adult income.

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Paper provided by Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales in its series Papers with number 206.

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Date of creation: 1998
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- Baland, J.M. & Robinson, J.A., 1998. "A Model of Child Labor," Papers 9803, Southern California - Department of Economics.

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D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General

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