Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design

Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design

Many policy instruments can be used to address or affect child labor, even if they are implemented to achieve other objectives. From a theoretical point of view, however, the impact of these policies on child labor is undetermined. This paper discu...

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Main Authors: Dammert, Ana C., de Hoop, Jacobus, Mvukiyehe, Eric, Rosati, Furio C.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
child labor
education
international labor standards
human capital
public policy
transfers
labor policies
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/108841488913017526/Effects-of-public-policy-on-child-labor-current-knowledge-gaps-and-implications-for-program-design
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spelling okr-10986-262492021-06-08T14:42:48Z Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design Dammert, Ana C. de Hoop, Jacobus Mvukiyehe, Eric Rosati, Furio C. child labor education international labor standards human capital public policy transfers labor policies Many policy instruments can be used to address or affect child labor, even if they are implemented to achieve other objectives. From a theoretical point of view, however, the impact of these policies on child labor is undetermined. This paper discusses the evidence generated by rigorous evaluations on the impact on child labor of labor market programs, conditional and unconditional transfers, and microcredit, among other social programs and interventions. The study finds that although transfer programs generally tend to reduce child labor, other policies risk increasing child labor, especially if they affect households' productive opportunities. The findings also point to knowledge gaps that should be addressed in future evaluations. While progress has been made over the past decade, there is still much to learn about the effects of public policy on the labor participation of many children in developing countries. 2017-03-08T22:02:17Z 2017-03-08T22:02:17Z 2017-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/108841488913017526/Effects-of-public-policy-on-child-labor-current-knowledge-gaps-and-implications-for-program-design http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26249 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7999 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic child labor
education
international labor standards
human capital
public policy
transfers
labor policies
spellingShingle child labor
education
international labor standards
human capital
public policy
transfers
labor policies
Dammert, Ana C.
de Hoop, Jacobus
Mvukiyehe, Eric
Rosati, Furio C.
Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7999
description Many policy instruments can be used to address or affect child labor, even if they are implemented to achieve other objectives. From a theoretical point of view, however, the impact of these policies on child labor is undetermined. This paper discusses the evidence generated by rigorous evaluations on the impact on child labor of labor market programs, conditional and unconditional transfers, and microcredit, among other social programs and interventions. The study finds that although transfer programs generally tend to reduce child labor, other policies risk increasing child labor, especially if they affect households' productive opportunities. The findings also point to knowledge gaps that should be addressed in future evaluations. While progress has been made over the past decade, there is still much to learn about the effects of public policy on the labor participation of many children in developing countries.
format Working Paper
author Dammert, Ana C.
de Hoop, Jacobus
Mvukiyehe, Eric
Rosati, Furio C.
author_facet Dammert, Ana C.
de Hoop, Jacobus
Mvukiyehe, Eric
Rosati, Furio C.
author_sort Dammert, Ana C.
title Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design
title_short Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design
title_full Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design
title_fullStr Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Public Policy on Child Labor : Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Implications for Program Design
title_sort effects of public policy on child labor : current knowledge, gaps, and implications for program design
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/108841488913017526/Effects-of-public-policy-on-child-labor-current-knowledge-gaps-and-implications-for-program-design
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