The Collective Model of the Household and an Unexpected Implication for Child Labor: Hypothesis and an Empirical Test
The authors use the collective model of the household and show, theoretically, that as the woman's power rises, child labor will initially fall, but beyond a point it will tend to rise again. A household with a balanced power structure between the husband and the wife is least likely to send its children to work. An empirical test of this relationship using data from Nepal strongly corroborates the theoretical hypothesis.
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C.
2002-03
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| Subjects: | CHILD EARNINGS, CHILD LABOR, CHILD LABOUR, CHILD WAGES, CHILD WELFARE, DIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITY, ECONOMIC REVIEW, ECONOMICS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, FINANCIAL MARKETS, INCOME, INSURANCE, INVESTIGATION, LABOR SUPPLY, LEISURE, LIFE INSURANCE, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUTRITION, PARENTAL EDUCATION, PARENTS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLITICAL ECONOMY, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SOCIAL SAFETY, UTILITY FUNCTIONS, WAGE RATES, WORKING CHILDREN CHILD LABOR, HOUSEHOLD DATA, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, BALANCE OF POWER, WOMEN'S EDUCATION, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1751125/collective-model-household-unexpected-implication-child-labor-hypothesis-empirical-test https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14151 |
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