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  1. Trade liberalization and local development in India
    evidence from nighttime lights
    Author: Jha, Priyaranjan; Talathi, Karan
    Published: February 2023
    Publisher:  CESifo, Munich, Germany

    We study the impact of the Indian trade liberalization of 1991 on development at the district level using satellite nighttime lights per capita as a proxy for development. We find that on average trade liberalization increased nighttime lights per... more

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    We study the impact of the Indian trade liberalization of 1991 on development at the district level using satellite nighttime lights per capita as a proxy for development. We find that on average trade liberalization increased nighttime lights per capita but there was considerable heterogeneity in the effect. In particular, districts in states with flexible labor laws, districts with better road networks, proximity to the coast, or higher female labor force participation rate seem to have benefited more than other districts.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/271938
    Series: CESifo working papers ; 10294 (2023)
    Subjects: trade liberalization; nighttime lights; per capita income; tariffs; labor laws
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 30 Seiten), Illustrationen
  2. The short- and longer-term effects of a child labor ban
    Author: Piza, Caio; Souza, André Portela; Emerson, Patrick M.; Amorim, Vivian
    Published: May 2022
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    Are bans effective at lowering child labor and increasing school attendance and, if so, do these effects lead to positive outcomes later in life? This paper seeks to answer these questions by examining the effect of a 1998 Brazilian law that... more

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    Are bans effective at lowering child labor and increasing school attendance and, if so, do these effects lead to positive outcomes later in life? This paper seeks to answer these questions by examining the effect of a 1998 Brazilian law that increased the minimum employment age from 14 to 16. To examine this question we use two different regression discontinuity designs to analyze Brazilian household data. We find that the ban had no overall impact across affected children in Brazil, but that it led to a significant decrease in the labor market participation of urban boys, whose paid labor dropped 35 percent, driven mainly by a decrease in informal work. We also find a concomitant 10 percent increase in the share of urban boys only attending school. Interestingly, we find that by age 18 this cohort was still almost 20 percent less likely to have a paid job and was less likely to be economically active even when they were legally allowed to work. However, we find no evidence that the impact of the ban lasted over time as reflected in measures of educational attainment, employment rates, and wages. Our results suggest that when enforced, bans on child labor can have significant immediate impacts amongst affected populations, leading to a decrease in work and an increase in school attendance. It remains unclear if these impacts translate to improved adult outcomes.

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
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    hdl: 10419/263540
    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 15324
    Subjects: child labor; education; labor laws
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 61 Seiten), Illustrationen