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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458252003321

Titolo

Child labor and the transition between school and work [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Randall K.Q. Akee, Eric V. Edmonds, Konstantinos Tatsiramos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, : Emerald, 2010

ISBN

1-282-61320-0

9786612613203

0-85724-001-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Research in labor economics ; ; v. 31

Altri autori (Persone)

AkeeRandall K. Q (Randall Kekoa Quinones)

EdmondsEric V. <1971->

TatsiramosKonstantinos

Disciplina

331.31

Soggetti

Child labor

Working poor - Education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Child Labor and The Transition between School and Work; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Selection into worst forms of child labor; Chapter 2. Household poverty and child labor decisions in Malawi; Chapter 3. How much work is too much? Effects of child work hours on schooling - the case of Egypt; Chapter 4. Lifetime health consequences of child labor in Brazil; Chapter 5. Measuring child labor: comparisons between hours data and subjective measures

Chapter 6. Allocation of children's time along gender lines: Work, school, and domestic work in BrazilChapter 7. The impact of conditional cash transfer programs on household work decisions in Brazil; Chapter 8. Intra-household time allocation in rural Mexico: Evidence from a randomized experiment; Chapter 9. Leveling the intra-household playing field: compensation and specialization in child labor allocation; Chapter 10. Adult returns to schooling and children's school enrollment: theory and evidence from South Africa; Chapter 11. Local



labor demand and child work

Sommario/riassunto

This internationally-focused volume contains fresh knowledge to help better understand the relationship between child labor and the transition between school and work. It is key reading for all academics and researchers in labor economics as well as for government policy makers and think-tanks.