Analysis of child labour in Peru and Pakistan: A comparative study
Analysis of child labour in Peru and Pakistan: A comparative study
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DOI：
10.1007/s001480050119
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发表时间：
2000-02-01
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6.1
通讯作者：
Ray, R
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作者：
Ray, R
本文利用秘鲁和巴基斯坦的数据集分析了童工参与情况及其主要决定因素。结果包括测试的“奢侈品”和“替代”的假设，发挥关键作用，在最近的研究童工和儿童上学。结果拒绝这两个假设的背景下，在巴基斯坦的童工，并表明收入和相关变量没有预期的负面影响儿童的工作投入。巴基斯坦成年女性劳动力的工资上升，而秘鲁成年男性劳动力的工资下降，导致更多儿童进入劳动力市场。合并国家数据的结果正式确定了估计回归中存在强烈的个别国家效应。例如，在其他条件不变的情况下，秘鲁儿童比巴基斯坦儿童更有可能接受学校教育。然而，两国都认为，成年女性教育和对基本生活设施的基础设施投资可在阻止童工现象和鼓励儿童上学方面发挥积极作用。JEL分类：C2、D1、I3。
This paper analyses child labour participation and its key determinants using data sets from Peru and Pakistan. The results include tests of the 'Luxury' and 'Substitution' hypotheses that play key roles in recent studies on child labour and child schooling. The results reject both hypotheses in the context of child labour in Pakistan and suggest that income and related variables do not have the expected negative effect on children's work input. Rising wages of adult female labour in Pakistan, and falling adult male wage in Peru lead to increased participation of children in the labour market. The results on the combined country data formally establish the presence of strong individual country effects in the estimated regressions. For example, ceteris paribus, a Peruvian child is more likely to experience schooling than a Pakistani child. However, both countries agree on the positive role that adult female education and infrastructure investment in basic amenities can play in discouraging child labour and encouraging child schooling. JEL classification: C2, D1, I3.