Interaction of Child-Labour and Schooling in Developing Countries: An Alternative Formulation

This paper examines human capital investment in rural households of developing countries, where child labour is prevalent. There are two features to the model: first, children contribute in an economic sense through child labour and through old-age security. Therefore, demand for children is determined by their role as economic assets. Second, schooling conflicts with children's labour contributions.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Rammohan, A.
Institutions:	School of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Subject:	HUMAN CAPITAL \| DEVELOPING COUNTRIES \| LABOUR \| CHILDREN \| EDUCATION

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Series:	Sydney - Department of Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	24 pages
Classification:	J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; I21 - Analysis of Education ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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