The Collective Model of the Household and an Unexpected Implication for Child Labor: Hypothesis and an Empirical Test

The Collective Model of the Household and an Unexpected Implication for Child Labor: Hypothesis and an Empirical Test

The authors use the collective model of the household and show, theoretically, that as the woman's power rises, child labor will initially fall, but beyond a point it will tend to rise again. A household with a balanced power structure between...

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Main Authors:	Basu, Kaushik, Ray, Ranjan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	CHILD EARNINGS CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CHILD WAGES CHILD WELFARE DIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITY ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FINANCIAL MARKETS INCOME INSURANCE INVESTIGATION LABOR SUPPLY LEISURE LIFE INSURANCE LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PARENTAL EDUCATION PARENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SOCIAL SAFETY UTILITY FUNCTIONS WAGE RATES WORKING CHILDREN CHILD LABOR HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION PATTERNS BALANCE OF POWER WOMEN'S EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1751125/collective-model-household-unexpected-implication-child-labor-hypothesis-empirical-test http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14151

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1751125/collective-model-household-unexpected-implication-child-labor-hypothesis-empirical-test
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14151

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