Is Temporary Emigration of Unskilled Workers a Solution to the Child Labor Problem?

Sylvain Dessy () and Tiana Rambeloma

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Abstract: This paper reassesses the case for temporary emigration of unskilled workers as a solution to the child labor problem, based upon a general equilibrium model of migrant remittances, parental investment in child schooling, and intersectoral allocation of capital. Counterfactual simulations uncover a U-shape effect of temporary emigration on the incidence of child labor, suggesting that the case for temporary emigration as a solution to the child labor problem may be weak.

Keywords: Migration; remittances; general equilibrium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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