Household income as a determinant of child labor and school enrollment in Brazil: Evidence from a social security reform

Irineu de Carvalho Filho

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

Keywords: social security reform; child labor; family; school enrollment; old-age benefits; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 N36 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-06-30
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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 (2008)
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