MID‐DAY MEAL PROGRAM AND INCIDENCE OF CHILD LABOUR IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY |
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| Authors: | SARBAJIT CHAUDHURI |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Calcutta;2. This paper has been substantially revised in the light of comments by an anonymous referee of this journal to whom the author is thankful. Thanks are also due to Dr Ujjaini Mukhopadhyay for editing the paper for English. The usual disclaimer, however, applies. |
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| Abstract: | The present paper purports to examine the consequence of a mid‐day meal program and/or cash stipend scheme on the incidence of child labour in a developing economy using a three‐sector general equilibrium model. It has been found that the policy may be counterproductive as it lowers both the initial incomes of the working families and the return on education. Direct cash payments to the working families instead of a mid‐day meal program are likely to be effective in eradicating the problem of child labour. |
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| Keywords: | F10 J10 J13 I28 |
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