This paper provides an in-depth review and analysis of literature on dropping out from
school, and focuses on children who have gained access, but fail to complete a basic …

In recent years, there has been an astonishing proliferation of empirical work on child labor.
An Econlit search of keywords “child lab* r” reveals a total of 6 peer reviewed journal articles …

Rights and Wrongs of Children's Work, authored by an interdisciplinary team of experts,
incorporates recent theoretical advances and experiences to explore the place of labor in …

Household decisions about child labor are influenced by income, uncertainty, and relative
returns to work and education. The complexity of the phenomenon implies that a large set of …

Recent literature concerning work in the lives of children raises several contentious issues.
This contribution starts with issues arising from conceptualizations of childhood: we need to …

Pakistan has very large gender gaps in educational outcomes. One explanation could be
that girls receive lower educational expenditure allocations than boys within the household …

" The World of Child Labor" details both the current and historical state of child labor in each
region of the world, focusing on its causes, consequences, and cures. Child labor remains a …

We examine the impact of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) on child labour and
educational outcomes. We first develop a simple theoretical model where we explore how …

This paper examines the effect of household access to microcredit upon work by 7–11-year-
old children in rural Malawi. Given that microcredit organizations foster household …

According to the ILO, nearly one out of every five children aged between the ages 5 and 14
works. The participation rate rises to nearly one in four if we include boys and girls up to the …