Armed Conflict and Child Labor: Evidence from Iraq

George Naufal, Michael Malcom and Vidya Diwakar
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Michael Malcom: West Chester University
Vidya Diwakar: Overseas Development Institute

No 282, HiCN Working Papers from Households in Conflict Network

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between armed conflict intensity and child labor using household level data from Iraq and taking advantage of a quasi-experimental setup. Armed conflict intensity is measured as the number of deaths related to conflict and child labor is separated by type of work: economic and household. After controlling for individual and household characteristics that determine child labor, we find that armed conflict intensity is associated with a higher likelihood of economic child labor, but is not associated with changes in household labor. These results provide further evidence of the long-term costs of war on households.

Keywords: Armed conflict; child labor; school attendance; MENA; Iraq (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 J13 N35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-11
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Journal Article: Armed conflict and child labor: evidence from Iraq (2019)
Journal Article: Armed conflict and child labor: evidence from Iraq (2019)
Working Paper: Armed Conflict and Child Labor: Evidence from Iraq (2018)
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