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Child Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreements: Theory and Evidence

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dc.contributor.authorAbman, Ryan
dc.contributor.authorLundberg, Clark
dc.contributor.authorMclaren, John
dc.contributor.authorRuta, Michele
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T21:40:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T16:44:41Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T21:40:10Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T16:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the impact of child labor standards in regional trade agreements on a variety of child labor market outcomes, including employment, education, and household inequality. It develops a stylized general equilibrium model of child labor in an economy open to international trade and considers the impact of regional trade agreements with and without child labor bans. The paper empirically investigates the effects of these clauses in trade agreements in a broad international panel of 101 developing countries, using harmonized survey microdata. Exploiting quasi-experimental methods to obtain plausibly causal estimates, the analysis finds that regional trade agreements without child-labor bans lead to reductions in child employment and increases in school enrollment, particularly for older children aged 14–17 years. Child labor bans in regional trade agreements perversely increase employment of children aged 14–17 years and decrease school enrollment for both young and older children. These effects appear to decrease inter-household income inequality through increased child earnings. The findings are consistent with the theoretical predictions from the model and the literature on child labor bans.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099936202282351628/IDU03cd56b1b0fad904bda0ac8a03363b9ea0b98
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10331
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/39488
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers;10331
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR BAN MICRODATA
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRACE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.titleChild Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreementsen
dc.title.subtitleTheory and Evidenceen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleChild Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreements: Theory and Evidence
okr.date.disclosure2023-02-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:25:13.703495Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-02-28T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeWorking Papers
okr.doctypeWorking Papers::Policy Research Working Papers
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099936202282351628/IDU03cd56b1b0fad904bda0ac8a03363b9ea0b98
okr.guid099936202282351628
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10331
okr.identifier.externaldocumentumIDU-3cd56b1b-fad9-4bda-ac8a-3363b9ea0b98
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34010662
okr.identifier.reportWPS10331
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099936202282351628/pdf/IDU03cd56b1b0fad904bda0ac8a03363b9ea0b98.pdfen
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Poverty and Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Labor
okr.topicLaw and Development::Child Labor Law
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Child Labor
okr.unitDECRG: Trade & Intl. Integration (DECTI)
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