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The Collective Model of the Household and an Unexpected Implication for Child Labor: Hypothesis and an Empirical Test

Year: 2002

Type: report

Abstract: The authors use the collective model of the household and show, theoretically, that as the woman's power rises, child labor will initially fall, but beyond a point it will tend to rise again. A household with a balanced power structure between the husband and the wife is least likely to send its children to work. An empirical test of this relationship using data from Nepal strongly corroborates the theoretical hypothesis.

Source: World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks

DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-2813

Authors: Kaushik Basu, Ranjan Ray

Institutions: Cornell University, University of Tasmania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2149645502

Cites: 14

Cited by: 47

Related to: 9