Gender equality is a major problem that places women at a disadvantage thereby stymieing
economic growth and societal advancement. In the last two decades, extensive research …

In recent years, there has been an astonishing proliferation of empirical work on child labor.
An Econlit search of keywords “child lab* r” reveals a total of 6 peer reviewed journal articles …

Few issues in developing countries draw as much popular attention as child labor. This
paper begins by quantifying the extent and main characteristics of child labor. It then …

This paper uses longitudinal employment survey data to analyze the impact of household
economic shocks on the schooling and employment transitions of young people in …

Rights and Wrongs of Children's Work, authored by an interdisciplinary team of experts,
incorporates recent theoretical advances and experiences to explore the place of labor in …

This study sheds some light on the causes of child labor using crosscountry empirical data.
We find that while poverty is the main cause of child labor in rural areas, there is a general …

This paper explores the short-run effects of a father's US migration on his children's
schooling and work outcomes in Mexico. To get around the endogeneity of paternal …

While the income (poverty) effect on child labor is long established as a main determinant of
child labor, there is a growing body of literature considering the pull of the labor market. This …

" The World of Child Labor" details both the current and historical state of child labor in each
region of the world, focusing on its causes, consequences, and cures. Child labor remains a …

This study of 276 US undergraduate students from a large Midwestern university provides
the first research evidence of a relationship between leisure time availability and how much …