The impact of minimum age of employment regulation on child labor and schooling

Promoting minimum age of employment regulation has been a centerpiece in child labor policy for the last 15 years. If enforced, minimum age regulation would change the age profile of paid child employment. Using micro-data from 59 mostly low-income countries, we observe that age can explain less tha...

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Main Authors: Edmonds, Eric V (Author), Shrestha, Maheshwor (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer, 2013-03-07T22:02:36Z.
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