Title of article
Child labor and the law: Notes on possible pathologies
Author/Authors
Kaushik Basu، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
6
From page
169
To page
174
Abstract
The paper demonstrates that the standard policy for controlling child labor by imposing a fine on firms caught employing children can cause child labor to rise. This ‘pathological’ reaction is, however, reversed as the size of the fine increases.
Keywords
Child labor , Law , India , Labor standards
Journal title
Economics Letters
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Economics Letters
Record number
435652
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