Child labor and the wealth paradox: The role of altruistic parents

Using data from Pakistan, we study the effect of family wealth on the utilization of child labor. We find evidence of a positive relationship between land wealth and child labor only for children in the upper quantiles of the distribution. We hypothesize that the so-called “wealth paradox” in child labor is driven by parental preferences.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Lima, Luiz Renato ; Mesquita, Shirley ; Wanamaker, Marianne
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 130.2015, C, p. 80-82
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Child labor \| Wealth paradox \| Endogeneity \| Censored quantile regression

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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