This research is concerned with understanding the factors behind the trade-off between
child labor and child schooling, given the well-documented links between the two. It …

Households may invest in the human capital development of their children not only for
altruistic reasons but also as insurance against future income shocks. Therefore, the …

Despite several legal and policy interventions, child labour is still prevalent in many
developing countries. Bangladesh has enacted legislation, formulated policies, and …

Child Labour happens to be one of the most debilitating concerns affecting children around
the world, more so in the developing countries, where resources are scarce. It denies …

Socio-Economic status (SES), here defined as family wealth and material resources (Boyce,
Torsheim, Currie, & Zambon, 2006) dominates the life chances and developmental …

This paper deals with the role that an extensive use at local level of informal networks to
match workers to jobs can play in the university enrolments decisions of low socioeconomic …

The study focused on 'Child Labour and Human Capital Formation in the Central Region of
Ghana'. In general, the study focused on the parents' attitude to supply child labour and how …

According to theoretical and empirical evidence young workers are more likely to be
overeducated than adult ones, especially in countries where the educational attainments of …