The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings

This paper investigates the causal impact of the change in Brazil’s child labor law of December 1998. The change increased the minimum legal age of entry into the labor force from 14 to 16 years. The analysis uses a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the impact of this change in the law on labor force participation rates as a whole, as well as for the formal and informal sectors separately. The results show that the ban reduced participation rates for boys by 4 percentage points and that this effect was mostly driven by the informal sector. No effect is found for girls.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Piza, Caio, Portela Souza, André
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-10
Subjects:	REPORTS, CHILD LABOUR, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, LABOUR MARKET, BOYS, TEENAGERS, LABOR SUPPLY, SUPPLY, RESEARCH, YOUTH, DOMESTIC SERVANTS, WORKING CHILDREN, CHILD LABOR LAW, CHILDREN, LABOUR FORCE, OUTCOMES, REVIEW, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, WORKER, CHILD LABOR BAN, LABOUR SUPPLY, LAW, ADOLESCENTS, LABOR LAW, POLITICAL ECONOMY, LABOUR LAWS, HUMAN RESOURCES, CHILD LABOR, LABOR, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, EFFECTS, EXTERNALITIES, SERVANTS, RIGHTS OF CHILDREN, CHILD LABOR LAWS, JOB, THEORY, PARENTS, INCOME, PARTICIPATION, LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION, POLICIES, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, LABOUR, HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, LABOR MARKET, RIGHTS, PRELIMINARY RESULTS, VALUE, WORKERS, LEGISLATION, INFORMAL SECTOR, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR FORCE, LABOR LAWS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, WAGES, ECONOMICS, ORGANIZATIONS, INFORMATION, ACCOUNT, AGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25167333/causal-impacts-child-labor-law-brazil-some-preliminary-findings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22873
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