Leveling the Intra-household Playing Field : Compensation and Specialization in Child Labor Allocation
This paper analyzes changes in the allocation of child labor within the household in reaction to exogenous shocks created by a social program in Nicaragua. The paper shows that households that randomly received a conditional cash transfer compensat...
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| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090122085158 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4020 |
| Summary: | This paper analyzes changes in the
allocation of child labor within the household in reaction
to exogenous shocks created by a social program in
Nicaragua. The paper shows that households that randomly
received a conditional cash transfer compensated for some of
the intra-household differences, as they reduced child labor
more for older boys who used to work more and for boys who
were further behind in school. The results also show that
households that randomly received a productive investment
grant, in addition to the basic conditional cash transfer
benefits, both targeted at women, show an increased
specialization of older girls in nonagricultural and
domestic work, but no overall increase in girls' child
labor. The findings suggest that time allocation and
specialization patterns in child labor within the household
are important factors to understand the impact of a social program. |
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