Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience
The link between poverty, and child labor has traditionally been regarded as well established. But recent research has questioned the validity of this link, claiming that poverty is not a main determinant of child labor. Starting from the premise t...
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okr-10986-197742021-04-23T14:03:44Z Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience Verner, Dorte Blunch, Niels-Hugo ACCOUNT AGGREGATE LEVEL CHILD LABOR CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS DATA ANALYSIS DATA SET DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REVIEW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABOR MARKET OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL EDUCATION PARENTS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY PREDICTORS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PUBLIC SECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION URBAN AREAS URBAN POOR VULNERABLE GROUPS WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH The link between poverty, and child labor has traditionally been regarded as well established. But recent research has questioned the validity of this link, claiming that poverty is not a main determinant of child labor. Starting from the premise that child labor is not necessarily harmful, the authors analyze the determinants of harmful child labor, viewed as child labor that directly conflicts with children's accumulation of human capital, in an effort to identify the most vulnerable groups. Identifying these groups might enable policymakers to take appropriate action. The authors estimate the positive relationship between poverty, and child labor. Moreover, they find evidence of a gender gap in child labor, linked to poverty. Girls as a group (as well as across urban, rural, and poverty sub-samples) are consistently found to be more likely to engage in harmful child labor, than boys. This gender gap may reflect cultural norms (an issue that calls for further research). The incidence of child labor increases with age, especially for girls. In Ghana, there are structural differences - across gender, between rural and urban locations, and across poverty quintiles of households - in the processes underlying child labor. 2014-08-27T18:44:59Z 2014-08-27T18:44:59Z 2000-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/748675/revisiting-link-between-poverty-child-labor-ghanaian-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19774 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2488 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Ghana |
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ACCOUNT AGGREGATE LEVEL CHILD LABOR CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS DATA ANALYSIS DATA SET DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REVIEW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABOR MARKET OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL EDUCATION PARENTS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY PREDICTORS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PUBLIC SECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION URBAN AREAS URBAN POOR VULNERABLE GROUPS WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH |
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ACCOUNT AGGREGATE LEVEL CHILD LABOR CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS DATA ANALYSIS DATA SET DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REVIEW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABOR MARKET OLDER CHILDREN PARENTAL EDUCATION PARENTS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY PREDICTORS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PUBLIC SECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION URBAN AREAS URBAN POOR VULNERABLE GROUPS WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH Verner, Dorte Blunch, Niels-Hugo Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience |
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The link between poverty, and child
labor has traditionally been regarded as well established.
But recent research has questioned the validity of this
link, claiming that poverty is not a main determinant of
child labor. Starting from the premise that child labor is
not necessarily harmful, the authors analyze the
determinants of harmful child labor, viewed as child labor
that directly conflicts with children's accumulation of
human capital, in an effort to identify the most vulnerable
groups. Identifying these groups might enable policymakers
to take appropriate action. The authors estimate the
positive relationship between poverty, and child labor.
Moreover, they find evidence of a gender gap in child labor,
linked to poverty. Girls as a group (as well as across
urban, rural, and poverty sub-samples) are consistently
found to be more likely to engage in harmful child labor,
than boys. This gender gap may reflect cultural norms (an
issue that calls for further research). The incidence of
child labor increases with age, especially for girls. In
Ghana, there are structural differences - across gender,
between rural and urban locations, and across poverty
quintiles of households - in the processes underlying child labor. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Verner, Dorte Blunch, Niels-Hugo |
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Verner, Dorte Blunch, Niels-Hugo |
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Verner, Dorte |
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Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience |
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Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience |
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Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience |
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Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience |
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Revisiting the Link between Poverty and Child Labor : The Ghanaian Experience |
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revisiting the link between poverty and child labor : the ghanaian experience |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/748675/revisiting-link-between-poverty-child-labor-ghanaian-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19774 |
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