%0 Report
        %A Doepke, Matthias
%A Krüger, Dirk
        %T Origins and Consequences of Child Labor Restrictions: A Macroeconomic Perspective
        %D 2007
        %8 2007 Dec
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 3259
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3259
        %X We investigate the positive and normative consequences of child-labor restrictions for economic aggregates and welfare. We argue that even though the laissez-faire outcome may be inefficient, there are usually better policies to cure these inefficiencies than the imposition of a child-labor ban. Given this finding, we investigate the potential political-economic reasons behind the emergence and persistence of child-labor legislation. Our investigation is based on a structural dynamic general equilibrium model that provides a coherent and uniform framework for our analysis.
        %K education
%K labor restrictions
%K child labor