Child labor: the role of income variability and access to credit in a cross-section of countries

In the absence of developed financial markets, households appear to resort to child labor to cope with income variability. This evidence suggest that policies aimed at increasing households' access to credit could be effective in reducing child labor

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Hauptverfasser: Dehejia, Rajeev H. (VerfasserIn), Gatti, Roberta (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C World Bank, Development Research Group, Macroeconomics and Growth 2002
Schriftenreihe:Policy research working paper 2767
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Zusammenfassung:In the absence of developed financial markets, households appear to resort to child labor to cope with income variability. This evidence suggest that policies aimed at increasing households' access to credit could be effective in reducing child labor
Beschreibung:"January 2002. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-15). - Title from title screen as viewed on Aug. 21, 2002
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2001]
Weitere Ausgabe: Dehejia, Rajeev H: Child labor
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