Do market wages influence child labor and child schooling?

Jackline Wahba

No 23144, Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes from The World Bank

Abstract: Thispaper provides empirical evidence on the joint determinants of child labor, and child schooling, using individual level data from Egypt. The main findings are as follows: 1) A ten percent increase in the illiterate male market wage decreases the probability of child labor by 21.5 percent for boys, and 13.1 percent for girls. 2) Higher local regional income inequality increases the likelihood of child labor. 3) Parents who were child laborers themselves, are more likely to send their children out to work. 4) Local labor market conditions - the share of adults engaged in the public sector, or in non-regular jobs - play an important role in influencing child labor participation. 5) There is a trade-off between child labor, and child schooling. The results suggest that not only is poverty the main cause of child labor, but that child labor perpetuates poverty as well.

Keywords: Street Children; Youth and Governance; Children and Youth; Environmental Economics&Policies; Labor Standards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-12-31
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