A Theory of Exploitative Child Labor
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- Carol Ann Rogers & Kenneth A. Swinnerton, 2008. "A theory of exploitative child labor," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 60(1), pages 20-41, January.
- Carol Rogers & Kenneth A. Swinnerton, 2002. "A Theory of Exploitative Child Labor," Working Papers gueconwpa~02-02-03, Georgetown University, Department of Economics.
- Rogers Carol Ann & Swinnerton Kenneth A, 2005. "A Theory of Exploitative Child Labor," Labor and Demography 0510006, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Keywords
child labor; economic exploitation;JEL classification:
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
- J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2003-07-04 (Development)
- NEP-LAM-2003-07-04 (Central & South America)
- NEP-LTV-2003-07-04 (Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty)
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