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Beegle, Kathleen; Dehejia, Rajeev; Gatti, Roberta – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
Despite the extensive literature on the determinants of child labor, the evidence on the consequences of child labor on outcomes such as education, labor, and health is limited. We evaluate the causal effect of child labor participation among children in school on these outcomes using panel data from Vietnam and an instrumental variables strategy.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Labor, Rural Areas, Educational Attainment
Beegle, Kathleen; Dehejia, Rajeev H.; Gatti, Roberta – 2003
Although a growing theoretical literature points to credit constraints as an important source of inefficiently high child labor, little work has been done to assess its empirical relevance. This paper examines the direct effect of a transitory income shock on household child labor choices, as well as the extent to which access to credit helps…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Child Labor, Credit (Finance), Family Financial Resources