scholarly journals International Labor Standards and the Political Economy of Child Labor Regulation

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Doepke ◽  
Fabrizio Zilibotti
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
The Political ◽  
Labor Regulation ◽  
International Labor Standards ◽  
International Labor

scholarly journals Child Labor: Cause, Consequence, and Cure, with Remarks on International Labor Standards

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 1083-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaushik Basu
Keyword(s):  
Child Labor ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
International Labor Standards ◽  
International Labor ◽  
International Child ◽  
New Directions

The paper brings together the abundant and somewhat anarchic literature on child labor, isolating its central findings and analytical insights. The investigation is especially directed at the micro economics of why child labor occurs and the sort of policy that is likely to succeed in eradicating it. The paper also outlines new directions for analyzing the dynamics of child labor, the possibility of “child-labor traps” and the circumstances in which voluntary contracts should be banned. Various arguments for and against declaring child labor illegal are examined. A final section explores the economics of international child labor standards.

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