Child Labour And Trade Liberalization In A Developing Economy

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Child Labour And Trade Liberalization In A Developing Economy

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Sarbajit Chaudhuri (Dept. of Economics, Calcutta University, India)
Manash Ranjan Gupta (Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India)

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Abstract

The paper analyzes the implications of trade liberalization on the incidence of child labour in a two-sector general equilibrium framework. The supply function of child labour has been derived from the utility maximizing behaviour of the working families. The paper finds that the effect of trade liberalization on the incidence of child labour crucially hinges on the relative factor intensities of the two sectors.

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F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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Sarbajit Chaudhuri & Jayanta Kumar Dwibedi, 2005. "Trade Liberalization in Agriculture in Developed Nations and Incidence of Child Labour in a Developing Economy," International Trade 0510009, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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- Sarbajit Chaudhuri & Jayanta Kumar Dwibedi, 2006. "Trade Liberalization in Agriculture in Developed Nations and Incidence of Child Labour in a Developing Economy," Bulletin of Economic Research, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 58(2), pages 129-150, 04. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Sarbajit Chaudhuri, 2004. "Incidence of Child Labour, Free Education Policy, and Economic Liberalisation in a Developing Economy," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 43(1), pages 1-25. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Sarbajit Chaudhuri, 2005. "Incidence Of Child Labour, Free Education Policy And Economic Liberalization In A Developing Economy," Labor and Demography 0511010, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]

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