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The effects of globalization on child labor in developing countries

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  • Ozcan Dagdemir

    (Department of Economics Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey.)

  • Hakan Acaroglu

    (Department of Economics Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey.)

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This paper inquires the effects of globalization on child labor in developing countries via cross-country analysis by decomposing globalization to its components; foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade. The findings reveal that the relationship between the child labor supply and gross domestic product per capita (PCGDP) can be expressed as a U shape. The study indicates that the child labor increases in the developing countries whose PCGDP levels are above $7500 since the net effect of globalization is positive for the positive substitution effect is bigger than the negative income effect. Data have been collected from UNICEF and World Bank.

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  • Ozcan Dagdemir & Hakan Acaroglu, 2010. "The effects of globalization on child labor in developing countries," Business and Economic Horizons (BEH), Prague Development Center, vol. 2(2), pages 37-47, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:pdc:jrnbeh:v:2:y:2010:i:2:p:37-47
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    Keywords

    Child labor; globalization; trade; FDI; developing countries.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J49 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Other

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