Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan

Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan

This paper exploits a natural experiment approach to identify the impact of legislation (Employment of Children Act 1991) in Pakistan on participation of children in the labor markets. The law prohibits employment of children less than 14 years of...

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Main Author: Fasih, Tazeen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ADOLESCENTS
ANTI-CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOR ISSUES
CHILD LABOR LAWS
CHILD LABOR LEGISLATION
CHILD WORKERS
CHILDHOOD
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
CONDITIONS FOR CHILDREN
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
CRAFTSMEN
DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN
DOMESTIC SERVICES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORIANS
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN ACT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXPLOITATIVE LABOR
FACTORIES
FACTORIES ACT
FAMILY MEMBERS
HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOURS OF WORK
HOUSEHOLD CHORES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RIGHTS
IMPERFECT INFORMATION
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE
JURISDICTION
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABORERS
LEGAL GUARDIANS
LEGISLATION
MANPOWER
MINIMUM AGE
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MINIMUM WORKING AGE
MOTIVATION
OFFENDERS
OLDER CHILDREN
PARENTS
PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN
POLICE OFFICER
PRODUCTIVITY
SANCTIONS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGES
WORK PERMIT
WORKING CHILDREN
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNG PERSON
YOUNGER CHILDREN
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8696949/analyzing-impact-legislation-child-labor-pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7589

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8696949/analyzing-impact-legislation-child-labor-pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7589

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