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Two Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor

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  • M. Utku Özmen

    (TOBB University of Economics and Technology)

  • Belgi Turan

    (TOBB University of Economics and Technology)

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This paper investigates the effect of an exogenous and sizable increase in minimum wage on child labor outcomes in Turkey. Using data from the 2012 and 2019 Child Labor Surveys, we employ a difference-in-differences method to compare the impact of minimum wage increases on children from minimum wage-earning families with children from other households. We find that minimum wage policies, which are set to alleviate poverty by increasing household income, can also reduce the prevalence of child labor. The results demonstrate the favorable impact of parental income on reducing the incidence of child labor, which constitutes an important part of the policy toolkit for combating child labor.

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  • M. Utku Özmen & Belgi Turan, 2023. "Two Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor," Working Papers 1682, Economic Research Forum, revised 20 Dec 2023.
    • Handle: RePEc:erg:wpaper:1682
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