Household Income as a Determinant of Child Labor and School Enrollment in Brazil: Evidence from a Social Security Reform

Irineu de Carvalho Filho

Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, vol. 60, issue 2, 399 - 435

Abstract: This article studies the effects of household income on labor participation and school enrollment of children aged 10-14 in Brazil using a social security reform as a source of exogenous variation in household income. I find that increased benefits are associated with increases in school enrollment for girls, as well as a smaller reduction in their labor participation, but I find no effects for boys. I also uncover evidence that the gender of the benefit receiver matters for girls' labor variables: only benefits received by females reduce girls' work.

Date: 2012
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Working Paper: Household income as a determinant of child labor and school enrollment in Brazil: Evidence from a social security reform (2010)
Working Paper: Household Income As A Determinant of Child Labor and School Enrollment in Brazil: Evidence From A Social Security Reform (2008)
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