An Empirical Illustration of Positive Stigma towards Child Labor

This empirical note complements the qualitative and theoretical research on positive household stigma towards child labor. We use data from Guatemala and two instruments for measuring stigma: a child's indigenous background and household head's childhood work experience. We then adopt binomial probit regression methods to illustrate that positive stigma has a large effect on child labor practices, and a modest effect on school enrollment.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Patrinos, Harry A ; Shafiq, Najeeb
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 30.2010, 1, p. 799-807
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	child labor \| education \| indigenous \| stigma \| Guatemala

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	J0 - Labor and Demographic Economics. General ; O1 - Economic Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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