A Bibliography on Child Labor
Since I had put together (for my own use) quite a substantial bibliography of academic writings on the problem of child labor and related problems, I thought I will make it available to other researchers. So here it is. I hope to update this periodically.
Acharyya, Rajat (2006), 'If You Take Care of Me in the FUture, Do I Send You to School Now? Self-Interested Parents in a Globalized World,' mimeo: Jadavpur University.
Admassie, A. (2002), 'Exploring the High Incidence of Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa', African Development Review, vol. 14, 251-75.
Andvig, J. (2000), 'An Essay on Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Bargaining Approach', mimeo: The World Bank.`
Anker, R., Barge, S., Rajagopal, S. and Joseph, M.P. (eds.) (1998), Economics of Child Labor in Hazardous Industries of India, New Delhi: Hindustan Publishers.
Antonyraj, C (2002), 'Child Labor in India: "Visible School-less-ness" and "Invisible Work",' Ph.D Thesis, Uriversity of Madras.
Ashagarie, K. (1997), Statistics on Working Children and Hazardous Child Labour in Brief, Geneva: International Labor Office.
Assaad, R., Levison, D. and Zibani, N. (2003), 'The Effect of Child Work on Schooling in Egypt,' Manuscript, University of Minnesota.
Bachman, S.L. (2000), 'The Political Economy of Child Labor and Its Impact on International Business,' Business Economics, vol. 35.
Bacolod, Marigee P., and Ranjan, Priya (2004), 'Why Children Work, Attend School, or Stay Idle: Theory and Evidence,' mimeo: University of California, Irvine.
Bagwell, K. and Staiger, R. (2000), 'The Simple Economics of Labor Standards and GATT,' in Deardorff, A.V. and Stern, R.M. (eds.) Social Dimensions of U.S. Trade Policy, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Baland, J.-M., and Robinson, J. (2000), 'A Model of Child Labor,' Journal of Political Economy, vol. 108.
Bando, R., Lopez-Calva, L.F. and Patrinos, H.A., 'Child Labor, School Attendance, and Indigenous Households : Evidence from Mexico', Policy Research Working Papers, WPS 3487, The World Bank.
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu, and Bandyopadhyay, Sudeshna (2003). 'Trade and Child Labor: A General Equilibrium Analysis,' mimeo: West Virginia University.
Bardhan, P.K. (2001), 'Some Up, Some Down', Boston Review, February, vol. 26.
Bardhan, P.K. and Udry, C. (1999), Development Microeconomics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Basu, Alaka (1993), 'Family Size and Child Welfare in an Urban Slum: Some Disadvantages of Being Poor but Modern', in Lloyd, C. (ed.), Fertility, Family Size and Structure, New York: Population Council.
Basu, Arnab and Chau, N. (2003), 'Targeting Child Labor in Debt Bondage: Evidence, Theory, and Policy Implications', World Bank Economic Review, vol. 17, No. 2.
Basu, Arnab, Chau, N. and Grote, U. (2000), 'Guaranteed Manufactured without Child Labor,' Working Paper 2000-2004, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
Basu, K. (2006), 'Causes Consecuencias y Soluciones: Observaciones de las normas laborales,' in L.F. Lopez-Calva (ed.), Trabajo Infantil: Teoria y Lecciones de la America Latina, Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Economica [Spanish translation of paper in Journal of Economic Literature, 1999].
Basu, K. (1994), 'The Poor Need Child Labor,' New York Times, November 29.
Basu, K. (1999), 'Child Labor: Cause, Consequence, and Cure, with Remarks on International Labor Standards', Journal of Economic Literature, vol. 37.
Basu, K. (1999a), 'International Labor Standards and Child Labor', Challenge, vol. 42.
Basu, K. (2000), 'The Intriguing Relationship between Adult Minimum Wage and Child Labor', Economic Journal, vol. 110.
Basu, K. (2001), 'Compacts, Conventions, and Codes: Initiatives for Higher International Labor Standards', Cornell International Law Journal, vol. 34.
Basu, K. (2002), 'A Note on Multiple General Equilibrium with Child Labor', Economics Letters, vol. 74.
Basu, K. (2003), 'Policy Dilemmas for Controlling Child Labor,' CAE Working Paper No. 03-17, Cornell University.
Basu, K. (2003), 'The Economics of Child Labor,' Scientific American, October, vol.289, No. 4.
Basu, K. (2005), 'Child Labor and the Law: Notes on Possible Pathologies,' Economics Letters, vol. 87, 169-174.
Basu, K. (2005), Policy Dilemmas for Controlling Child Labor, in A. Banerjee, R. Benabou and D. Mookherjee (eds.), What we have Learned about Poverty, Oxford University Press, New York, forthcoming.
Basu, K. (2005), 'Global Labor Standards and Local Freedoms,' in UNU-WIDER (ed.), WIDER Perspectives on Global Development, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Basu, K., Horn, H., Roman, L. and Shapiro, J. (eds.), International Labor Standards: History, Theories and Policy, Oxford, Blackwell Publishers.
Basu, K and Tzannatos, Z. (2003), 'The Global Child Labor Problem: What do we Know and What can we Do?' World Bank Economic Review, vol. 17, No. 2.
Basu, K. and Van, P.H. (1998), 'The Economics of Child Labor', American Economic Review, vol. 88.
Basu, K. and Van, P.H. (1999), 'The Economics of Child Labor: Reply', American Economic Review, vol. 89.
Basu, K. and Zarghamee, H. (2005), 'Is product Boycott a Good Idea for Controlling Child Labor?' CAE Working Paper, Cornell University, 2005.
Beegle, K., Dehejia, R.H. and Gatti, R. (2003), 'Child Labor, Crop Shocks, and Credit Constraints,' NBER Working Paper No. 10088.
Beegle, K., Dehejia, R.H. and Gatti, R. (2004), 'The Education, Labor Market, and Health Consequences of Child Labor,' Manuscript, Columbia University.
Behrman, J.R., Foster, A.D., Rosenzweig, M. R. and Vashishtha, P. (1999), 'Women's Schooling, Home Teaching, and Economic Growth', Journal of Political Economy, vol. 107.
Bell, C. & Gersbach, H. (2001), 'Child Labor and the Education of a Society', mimeo: Sudasien Institute, Heidelberg.
Bhagwati, J. (1995), 'Trade Liberalization and 'Fair Trade' Demands: Addressing the Environmental and Labor Standards Issues', World Economy, vol. 18.
Bhagwati, J. (2002), Free Trade Theory, Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Bhagwati, J. and Hudec, R., eds. (1996), Fair Trade and Harmonization, Vol.1: Economic Analysis, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Bhalotra, S. (2000), 'Is Child Work Necessary?' mimeo: London School of Economics.
Bhalotra, S. and Heady, C. (2003), 'Child Farm Labor: The Wealth Paradox', World Bank Economic Review, vol. 17, No. 2.
Bhalotra, S. and Tzannatos, Z. (2002), 'Child Labor: What Have We Learnt?', Social Protection Discussion Paper No. 0234, The World Bank.
Bhaskar, V. and Gupta, Bishnupriya (2005), 'Were American Parents Really Selfish? Re-examining Child Labor in the 19th Century,' mimeo, University College London.
Blattman, C. (2006), 'What's Special About Being a Child Soldier? Estimating the Labor Market Consequences of Involuntary Military Service on Youth in Civil War.'
Boozer, M. and Suri, T. (2001), 'Child Labor and Schooling Decisions in Ghana,' Manuscript, Yale University.
Bourguignon, F., Ferreira, F.H.G. and Leite, P.G. (2003), 'Conditional Cash Transfers, Schooling, and Child Labor: Microsimulating Brazil's Bolsa Escola Program', World Bank Economic Review, vol. 17, No. 2.
Brown, D. (2000), 'A Transactions Cost Politics Analysis of International Child Labor Standards, in Deardorff, A. and Stern, R. (eds.), Social Dimensions of US Trade Policy, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Brown, D. Deardorff, A., Stern, R. (2002), 'Child Labor: Theory, Evidence and Policy', in Basu, K., Horn, H., Roman, L., and Shapiro, J. (eds.), International Labor Standards: History, Theories and Policy, Blackwell, forthcoming.
Burra, N. (1997), Born to Work: Child Labor in India, Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Canagarajah, S. and Coulombe, S. (1997), 'Child Labor and Schooling in Ghana', World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper no. 1834.
Canals-Cerda, J. and Ridao-Cano, C. (2004), 'The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh,' World Bank Policy Research Working Papers #3330.
Cardoso, Eliana, and Souza, A.P. (2004), 'The Impact of Cash Transfers on Child Labor and School Attendance in Brazil,' Vanderbilt University, wp no 04-w07.
Chamarbagwala, R. (2006), 'The Role of Social Norms in Child Labor & Schooling in India: A Hierarchical Model.'
Chandrasekhar, C.P. (1997), 'The economic Consequences of the Abolition of Child Labour: An Indian Case Study," The Journal of Peasant Studies, vol. 24.
Chau, N. and Kanbur, R. (2000), 'The Race to the Bottom, from the Bottom', mimeo: Cornell University.
Chaudhuri, D.P. (1997), 'A Policy Perspective on Child Labor in India with Pervasive Gender and Urban Bias in School Education', Indian Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 30.
Chaudhuri, S. (2000), 'Incidence of Child Labour, Free Education Policy and Trade Liberalization in a Small Open Economy: A Theoretical Analysis.' Mimeo: University of Calcutta.
Cigno, A. and Rosati, F.C. (2001), 'Why Do Indian Children Work and is it Bad for Them?' mimeo: University of Florence.
Cigno, A., Rosati, F. and Tzannatos, Z. (2002), Child Labor Handbook, Washington: The World Bank.
Cigno, A., Rosati, F. (2005), The Economics of Child Labour, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Cockburn, J. (2001), 'Child Labor versus Education: Poverty Constraints or Income Opportunities?' mimeo: Centre for the Study of African Economics, Oxford University.
Cockburn, J. and Dostie, B. (2006), 'Income Contributions of Child Work in Rural Ethiopia.'
Collingsworth, T., Goold, F. William and P. F. Harvey (1994), 'Time for a Global New Deal,' Foreign Affairs, vol. 73.
Cunningham, H. (1996), 'Combating Child Labor: The British Experience', in Cunningham and Viazzo (1996).
Cunningham, H. and Viazzo, P. P., eds., (1996), Child Labor in Historical Perspective, 1800-1985: Case Studies from Europe, Japan and Colombia, Florence: UNICEF.
Dayioglu, Meltem (2006), 'The Impact of Household Income on Child Labor in Turkey,' Journal of Development Studies, vol. 42, No. 6, 939-956.
Das, S.P. and Deb, R. (2003) 'Policy Dynamics of Child Labor,' Mimeo, Southern Methodist University.
Davies, R. (2005), 'Abstinence from Child Labor and Profit Seeking', Journal of Development Economics, vol. 76.
Deb, P. and Rosati, F. (2002), 'Determinants of Child Labor and School Attendance: The Role of Household Unobservables.' Mimeo: IUPUI.
Dehejia, R. H. and Gatti, R. (2001), 'Child Labor: The Role of Income Variability and Access to Credit in a Cross Section of Countries.' mimeo: Columbia University.
Dessy, S. (2000), 'A Defence of Compulsive Measures against Child Labor', Journal of Development Economics, vol. 62, 261-75.
Dessy, S. and Pallage, S. (2001), 'Child Labor and Coordination Failures', Journal of Development Economics, vol. 65.
Dessy, S. and Pallage, S. (2002), 'Why Ban the Worst Forms of Child Labor', mimeo: Universite Laval, Canada.
Dessy, S. and Pallage, S. (2005), 'A Theory of the Worst Forms of Child Labor', Economic Journal, vol. 115, 68-87.
Dinopoulos, E. and Zhao, L. (2005), 'Globalization, Child Labor, and Efficiency Wages', mimeo: University of Floria.
Dixit, A. (2000), 'Comment on "A Transaction Cost Politics Analysis of International Child Labor Standards"', in Deardorff, A.V. and Stern, R.M. (eds.) Social Dimensions of U.S. Trade Policy, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Doepke, M. and Zilibotti, F. (2004), 'Voting with Your Children: A Positive Analysis of Child Labor Laws', mimeo: University of California at Los Angeles.
Dreze, J. and Kingdon, G. (1999), 'School Participation in Rural India', London School of Economics, Development Economics Discussion Paper No.18.
Duflo, E. (2001), 'Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment,' American Economic Review, Vol. 91.
Duryea, S., Lam, D. and Levison, D. (2003), 'Effects of Economic Shocks on Children's Employment and Schooling in Brazil,' Population Studies Center Research Report 03-541, December, University of Michigan.
Edmonds, E. (2005), 'Child Labor and Schooling Responses to Anticipated Income in South Africa,' Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming.
Edmonds, E. (2001), 'Will Child Labor Decline with Improvements in Living Standards?', Dartmouth College Working Paper # 01-09.
Edmonds, E. (2003), 'Should We Boycott Child Labor?' Ethique Economique/Ethics and Economics, vol.1
Edmonds, E. (2003), 'Child Labor in South Asia,' OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 5, Paris.
Edmonds, E. (2004), 'Does Illiquidity Alter Child Labor and Schooling Decisions? Evidence from Household Responses to Anticipated Cash Transfers in South Africa,' NBER Working Paper No. 10265, February.
Edmonds, E. (2005), 'Does Child Labor Decline with Improving Economic Status?,' Journal of Human Resources, Forthcoming.
Edmonds, E. and Pavnick, N. (2002), 'Does Globalization Increase Child Labor? Evidence from Vietnam,' NBER Working Paper #W8760.
Edmonds, E. and Pavnick, N. (2004), 'International Trade and Child Labor: Cross-Country Evidence,' NBER Working Paper No. 10317.
Edmonds, E. and Pavnick, N. (2004), 'The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Child Labor,' Journal of International Economics, Forthcoming.
Edmonds, E. and Pavnick, N. (2005), 'Child Labor in the Global Economy,' Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 19, No. 1.
Edmonds, E. and Sharma, S. (2004), 'Investments in Children Vulnerable to Bondage,' Manuscript, Dartmouth College.
Edmonds, E. and Turk, C. (2002), 'Child Labor in Transition in Vietnam', World Bank Policy Research paper #2774.
Emerson, P. and Knabb, S. (2005), 'Self-fulfilling Expectations, Child Labor and Economic Development,' mimeo: University of Colorado, Denver.
Emerson, P. and Souza, A. (2003), 'Is There a Child Labor Trap? Intergenerational Persistence of Child Labor in Brazil', Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 51.
Emerson, P. and Souza, A. (2004), 'The Effect of Adolescent Labor on Adult Earnings and Female Fertility in Brazil', mimeo: University of Colorado, Denver.
Emerson, P. and Souza, A. (2004b), 'Birth Order, Child Labor and School Attendance in Brazil', mimeo: University of Colorado, Denver.
Engerman, S. (2003), 'The History and Political Economy of International Labor Standards', in Basu, K., Horn, H., Roman, L., and Shapiro, J. (eds.), International Labor Standards: History, Theories and Policy, Blackwell.
Fafchamps, M. and Wahba, J. (2006), 'Child Labor, Urban Proximity, and Household Composition,' Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming.
Fallon, P. and Tzannatos, Z. (1998), Child Labor : Issues and Directions for the World Bank, Washington, D.C. : The World Bank.
Fan, C. S. (2002), 'Child labor and the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Child Labor', mimeo: Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
Filmer, D. and Sayed, H. (1999) 'Impact of Economic Crisis on Basic Education in Indonesia'. East Asia and Pacific Region Working Paper, the World Bank.
Freije, S. and Lopez-Calva, L.-F. (2000), 'Child Labor, School Attendance and Poverty in Mexico and Venezuela', mimeo: El Colegio de Mexico.
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Fung A., O'Rourke, D. and Sabel, C. (2001), 'Stepping Up Labor Standards', Boston Review, February, vol. 26.
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Genicot, G. (2000), 'An Efficiency Wage Theory of Child Labor', mimeo: University of California at Irvine.
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Grootaert, C. and Patrinos, H., (2002), 'A Four-Country Comparative Study of Child Labor', mimeo: The World Bank.
Guarcello, L., Mealli, F. and Rosati, F. (2003), 'Household Vulnerability and Child Labor: The Effects of Shocks, Credit Rationing, and Insurance,' in Understanding Children's Work, Inter Agency Research Cooperation Project: ILO, UNICEF and World Bank Group.
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Kaushik Basu
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