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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okr-10986-75892021-04-23T14:02:34Z Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan Fasih, Tazeen 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 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 age in sectors other than agriculture or household enterprises. With micro-data, making use of regression discontinuity data design, the study finds some evidence that the Employment of Children Act 1991 helped in reducing the employment of children immediately after its implementation. 2012-06-08T20:18:02Z 2012-06-08T20:18:02Z 2007-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8696949/analyzing-impact-legislation-child-labor-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7589 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4399 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Pakistan |
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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 |
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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 Fasih, Tazeen Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4399 |
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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 age in sectors other than
agriculture or household enterprises. With micro-data,
making use of regression discontinuity data design, the
study finds some evidence that the Employment of Children
Act 1991 helped in reducing the employment of children
immediately after its implementation. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Fasih, Tazeen |
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Fasih, Tazeen |
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Fasih, Tazeen |
| title |
Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan |
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Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan |
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Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan |
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Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan |
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Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan |
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analyzing the impact of legislation on child labor in pakistan |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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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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