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100	1		_aAbman, Ryan M.
245	1	0	_aChild Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreements: _bTheory and Evidence / _cRyan M. Abman, Clark C. Lundberg, John McLaren, Michele Ruta.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c2023.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations (black and white);
490	1		_aNBER working paper series _vno. w30908
500			_aFebruary 2023.
520	3		_aWe study the impact of child labor standards in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) on a variety of child labor market outcomes, including employment, education, and household inequality. We develop a stylized general equilibrium model of child labor in an economy open to international trade and consider the impact of RTAs with and without child labor bans. We empirically investigate the effects of these clauses in trade agreements in a broad international panel of 101 developing countries using harmonized survey microdata. Exploiting quasi-experimental methods to obtain plausibly causal estimates, we find that RTAs without child-labor bans lead to reductions in child employment and increases in school enrollment, particularly for older children aged 14--17. Child labor bans in RTAs perversely increase child employment among 14--17 year olds and decrease school enrollment for both young and older children. These effects appear to decrease inter-household income inequality through increased child earnings. Our findings are consistent with theoretical predictions from our model and the literature on child labor bans.
530			_aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
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538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588	0		_aPrint version record
690		7	_aLabor _2jelc
650		7	_aLabor _2jelc
084			_aF66 _2jelc
690		7	_aFertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth _2jelc
650		7	_aFertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth _2jelc
084			_aJ13 _2jelc
690		7	_aHuman Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration _2jelc
650		7	_aHuman Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration _2jelc
084			_aO15 _2jelc
700	1		_aLundberg, Clark C.
700	1		_aMcLaren, John. _916465
700	1		_aRuta, Michele. _930526
710	2		_aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830		0	_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w30908.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w30908
856			_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w30908
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