Industrial structure and child labor: evidence from the Brazilian population census
Manacorda, Marco; and Rosati, Furio Camillo
(2011)
Industrial structure and child labor: evidence from the Brazilian population census
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 59 (4).
pp. 753-776.
ISSN 0013-0079
This paper uses micro data from the 1980, 1991, and 2000 population censuses to investigate the role of changes in the industry mix in accounting for the differential trends in the incidence of child work (ages 10–15) across Brazilian states. We find that exogenous compositional changes account for around 20% of the observed fall in child employment in rural areas.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Departments | Centre for Economic Performance |
| DOI | 10.1086/660002 |
| Date Deposited | 17 Dec 2013 11:39 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/54979 |