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Child labor in agricultural households in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali: test of the luxury axiom by a fuzzy sets theory approach

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This study highlights the role of poverty in explaning child labor supply. It appears that poverty plays a significant role in Ivory Coast, while Burkina Faso and Mali are rather characterized by the inluence of cultural non-poverty related factors.

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  • ABALO, Kodzovi, 2012. "Child labor in agricultural households in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali: test of the luxury axiom by a fuzzy sets theory approach," MPRA Paper 69117, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Basu, Kaushik & Van, Pham Hoang, 1998. "The Economics of Child Labor," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 88(3), pages 412-427, June.
    2. Jean-Pierre Lachaud, 2008. "Le travail des enfants et la pauvreté en Afrique : un réexamen appliqué au Burkina Faso," Economie & Prévision, La Documentation Française, vol. 0(5), pages 47-65.
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    Keywords

    Harkin & Engel protocol; multivariate probit; logistic model; sequential model; multidimensional poverty index;
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    JEL classification:

    • C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling
    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets
    • J47 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Coercive Labor Markets
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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