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Segmentation in the Market for Child Labor: The Economics of Child Labor Revisited

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Recent events have focused attention on international labor standards, with some special attention being paid to child labor. The diverse forms of child labor are often merged into one: a stereotype of “children sewing Nikes,” although the situation varies widely from that model. Certain forms of child labor are not substitutable by adult labor; others are more appropriately modeled as a form of apprenticeship. A simple family utility function helps elucidate the reasons. The ultimate purpose of the paper is to challenge the policy ambiguity—we cannot tell whether restrictions on child labor are good or bad—that was a result in Basu and Van’s earlier (1998) modeling of child labor

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  • James G. Scoville, 2002. "Segmentation in the Market for Child Labor: The Economics of Child Labor Revisited," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 61(3), pages 713-723, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:61:y:2002:i:3:p:713-723
    DOI: 10.1111/1536-7150.00186
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    1. Bernhard Ganglmair, 2005. "Intrinsic Competition and the Labor-Schooling Trade-off in Uganda Competition in Child Labor and Schooling Decision Making in Uganda. Evidence from a Bivariate Probit Model," Labor and Demography 0504002, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 21 Sep 2005.

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