TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Doepke, Matthias
AU  - Krüger, Dirk
        TI  - Origins and Consequences of Child Labor Restrictions: A Macroeconomic Perspective
        PY  - 2007/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3259
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3259
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - education
KW  - labor restrictions
KW  - child labor
        ER  -