Origins and Consequences of Child Labour Restrictions: A Macroeconomic Perspective

Dirk Krueger and Matthias Doepke

No 5953, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: In this paper we investigate the positive and normative consequences of child-labour restrictions for economic aggregates and welfare. We argue that even though the laissez-faire equilibrium may be inefficient, there are usually better policies to cure these inefficiencies than the imposition of a child-labour ban. Given this finding, we investigate the potential political-economic reasons behind the emergence and persistence of child-labour legislation. Our investigation is based on a structural dynamic general equilibrium model that provides a coherent and uniform framework for our analysis.

Keywords: Child labour; Inequality; Welfare; Political economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J40 J82 O11 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-11
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Working Paper: Origins and Consequences of Child Labor Restrictions: A Macroeconomic Perspective (2007)
Working Paper: Origins and Consequences of Child Labor Restrictions: A Macroeconomic Perspective (2006)
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