کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5055456 1371491 2011 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Nutritional efficiency wages and child labor
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Nutritional efficiency wages and child labor
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper formally analyzes the incidence of child labor by employing an overlapping-generations general-equilibrium model of a small open economy. An individual's ability determines whether or not he/she becomes a skilled worker. The supply side of the economy is composed of two sectors: a modern sector that produces a homogeneous good using skilled labor and physical capital; and an agrarian sector that produces a traditional good using unskilled adult labor, child labor, and land. An increase in foreign direct investment and improvements in education reduce the incidence of child labor. Emigration of skilled (unskilled) workers reduces (raises) the supply of child labor, while trade sanctions reduce the demand for child labor. Child wage subsidies have an ambiguous effect on the incidence of child labor while education subsidies are effective in reducing the incidence of child labor. Simulation analysis is used to investigate the welfare effects of the aforementioned policies.

Research highlights► Child labor is predicted to be negatively correlated with FDI inflow. ► Trade sanctions can be used to decrease the demand for child labor. ► Child wage subsidies decrease the supply of child labor. ► Migration of skilled workers decreases child labor.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Economic Modelling - Volume 28, Issue 4, July 2011, Pages 1793-1801
نویسندگان
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