Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan

Fasih, Tazeen

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-4399

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Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan

dc.contributor.author	Fasih, Tazeen
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-08T20:18:02Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-08T20:18:02Z
dc.date.issued	2007-11
dc.description.abstract	This paper exploits a natural experiment approach to identify the impact of legislation (Employment of Children Act 1991) in Pakistan on participation of children in the labor markets. The law prohibits employment of children less than 14 years of age in sectors other than agriculture or household enterprises. With micro-data, making use of regression discontinuity data design, the study finds some evidence that the Employment of Children Act 1991 helped in reducing the employment of children immediately after its implementation.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8696949/analyzing-impact-legislation-child-labor-pakistan
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7589
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4399
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCOUNT
dc.subject	ADOLESCENTS
dc.subject	ANTI-CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR ISSUES
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR LAWS
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR LEGISLATION
dc.subject	CHILD WORKERS
dc.subject	CHILDHOOD
dc.subject	COMPULSORY EDUCATION
dc.subject	COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
dc.subject	CONDITIONS FOR CHILDREN
dc.subject	CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
dc.subject	CRAFTSMEN
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN
dc.subject	DOMESTIC SERVICES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC HISTORIANS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN ACT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EXPLOITATIVE LABOR
dc.subject	FACTORIES
dc.subject	FACTORIES ACT
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HOURS OF WORK
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	IMPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE
dc.subject	JURISDICTION
dc.subject	LABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LABORERS
dc.subject	LEGAL GUARDIANS
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	MANPOWER
dc.subject	MINIMUM AGE
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject	MINIMUM WORKING AGE
dc.subject	MOTIVATION
dc.subject	OFFENDERS
dc.subject	OLDER CHILDREN
dc.subject	PARENTS
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN
dc.subject	POLICE OFFICER
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	SANCTIONS
dc.subject	SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WORK PERMIT
dc.subject	WORKING CHILDREN
dc.subject	WORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	YOUNG GIRLS
dc.subject	YOUNG PERSON
dc.subject	YOUNGER CHILDREN
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.title	Analyzing the Impact of Legislation on Child Labor in Pakistan	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Jobs
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8696949/analyzing-impact-legislation-child-labor-pakistan
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-4399
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000158349_20071114115027
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	8696949
okr.identifier.report	WPS4399
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/11/14/000158349_20071114115027/Rendered/PDF/wps4399.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.country	Pakistan
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Child Labor
okr.topic	Urban Development :: Street Children
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies
okr.topic	Governance :: Youth and Governance
okr.topic	Social Development :: Children and Youth
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication	26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87