The possible nonlinearity of the income elasticity of child labor has been at the center of the debate regarding both its causes and the policy instruments to address it. We contribute to this debate providing theoretical and empirical novel results. From a theoretical point of view, for any...

Purpose - Existence of working poverty reduces the effectiveness of the strategy of "increasing employment to reduce poverty". Developed countries are already concerned about it but insufficient attention has been made by developing countries. Focusing on developing countries this study...