Holdings: Does Child Labor Always Decrease with Income? An Evaluation in the Context of a Development Program in Nicaragua

Does Child Labor Always Decrease with Income? An Evaluation in the Context of a Development Program in Nicaragua

This paper investigates the relationship of household income with child labor. The analysis uses a rich dataset obtained in the context of a conditional cash transfer program in a poor region of Nicaragua in 2005 and 2006. The program has a strong...

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Main Author:	Del Carpio, Ximena V.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNT AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS ATTRITION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOR DECLINE CHILD LABOR DECLINES CHILD WORK COBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTION CREATING OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EARNING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT FAMILY MEMBER FAMILY MEMBERS FORMAL EDUCATION FUTURE LABOR HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INVENTORY INVESTIGATION LABOR COSTS LABOR INTENSITY LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR OFFICE LABOR SHORTAGES LABORERS LABOUR MERCHANTS MORAL HAZARD OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITY COSTS PARENTS POLITICAL ECONOMY PREVIOUS SECTION PREVIOUS STUDIES PREVIOUS WORK PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY RURAL POVERTY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL PROTECTION TRAINING COMPONENT TRAINING COURSE TRAINING PROGRAM UNSKILLED LABOR VOCATIONAL COURSES VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGES WORK ACTIVITIES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKING CHILDREN YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG BOYS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG GIRLS YOUNGER CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9778582/child-labor-always-decrease-income-evaluation-context-development-program-nicaragua http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6792

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9778582/child-labor-always-decrease-income-evaluation-context-development-program-nicaragua
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6792

Does Child Labor Always Decrease with Income? An Evaluation in the Context of a Development Program in Nicaragua

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