Child labor and the parents' status of employment. The objective of this paper is to verify the hypothesis of the effect of the status of employment of the head of the family on the occurrence of child labor, as well as ...

Child labor is a pernicious problem throughout the developing world, but conditional cash transfer programs (CCTs) could reduce the number of working children. We evaluate the effectiveness of CCTs at attenuating child ...

Child labor is a phenomenon that has occurred in our society since the beginning and intensified after the Industrial Revolution, both in domestic and informal situations such as in agriculture. Given its social, economic ...

We analyze the role of gender and ethnicity in the work-school tradeoff among school-aged children. We observe domestic chores in Bolivian data and consider them work, finding that girls are 51% more likely than boys to ...

This article attempts to identify and analyze the motives that led several sectors of agro-business to engage in the struggle for the eradication of child labor in Brazil, as launched by international organizations for the ...

This descriptive study about children and adolescents artistic labor verifies the applicable legislation, in Brazil, regarding the participation of children and adolescents in the entertainment industry and in advertising ...

Objective: This qualitative study searched for an understanding of women's perceptions of the participation of a companion, chosen by them, during the labor process. Method: The research study was carried out between August ...

The text aims to discuss child labor, seeking elements which contribute to the broadening of the debate and the separation of propositions that prevent the activation of actions consistent with the needs of children and ...

The quantity/quality tradeoff argument in explaining fertility decline has focused on the association between more education among children and fewer siblings. Human capital formation is also related to other dimensions ...