REGULATION OF CHILD LABOUR |
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| Authors: | Krisztina Kis-Katos Günther G Schulze |
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| Institution: | Professor of Economics and Director of the Department on International Economics at the University of Freiburg.;Research Fellow in this unit and PhD candidate. The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support by the Volkswagen-Foundation and helpful comments by Len Shackleton. |
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| Abstract: | The authors discuss the reasons for the employment of children in developing economies and analyse the appropriateness of regulation in this controversial area. The political economy of enforcement of child labour legislation is also examined. In most cases, they argue, domestic policies to address the underlying causes of child labour are better suited to improve children's lot than regulations; in particular, trade sanctions may be counterproductive |
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