Child Labor
The Role of Financial Development and Income Variability across Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7756980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rajeev Dehejia (0000-0002-0927-429X, National Bureau of Economic Research), Rajeev H Dehejia, Roberta Gatti (Centre for Economic Policy Research) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 913-932 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/428714 |
| OpenAlex | W1967489424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 30 |
In this article, we examine the link between child labor and financial development using cross‐country data. We show that child labor and financial development display a significant negative relationship, which is particularly strong in the sample of low‐income countries and is robust for a wide range of specifications and estimators, including fixed‐effects and instrumental variables. We identify a plausible channel through which financial development affects child labor, as we find that income variability has a sizable, positive impact on child labor in countries where financial markets are underdeveloped, although this is not the case when financial markets are developed. Our results suggest that policies aimed at widening access to credit could be effective in reducing the extent of child labor
Demographic economics · Developing country · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Instrumental variable · Labour economics · Sample (material) · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |