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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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Main Authors: V. Del Carpio, Ximena, Macours, Karen
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
ATTRITION
BANK OFFICE
BARGAINING
BARGAINING POWER
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD LABOR
CHILD SURVIVAL
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
CULTURAL BIASES
DAY LABORERS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISCRIMINATION
DIVERSIFICATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
EMPLOYMENT
ENDOWMENTS
ENROLLMENT
EQUAL AMOUNTS
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY RESOURCE
FELLOWSHIP
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
GENDER
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DIFFERENCE
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDERS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LABOR ALLOCATION
LABOR ALLOCATIONS
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR STANDARDS
LABOR SUPPLY
MORTALITY
NUTRITION
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER GIRLS
PARENTS
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PREJUDICES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNGER BOYS
YOUNGER CHILDREN
YOUNGER GIRLS
YOUNGER SIBLINGS
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

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